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Updated on November 15, 2023
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Since 2016, the Pacific RISA has worked with researchers in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), Hawaiʻi, and the US Pacific Northwest to study the relationship between climate change and migration, with an emphasis on the health… Read More
Updated on November 15, 2023
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The new Pacific Islands Climate Storybook details community experiences in addressing the impacts of a changing climate in Pacific Island countries. Originally published in 2015, the Storybook was made possible through the extraordinary efforts of numerous government agencies… Read More
Category: Blog, General, Media, News Tags: American Samoa, climate change, communities, early warning systems, Guam, Indigenous knowledge, Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu
Updated on June 9, 2023
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On January 30-31, 2020, Pacific RISA and NOAA International Research and Applications Project Principal Investigator Laura Brewington of the East-West Center led the first national Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Climate Change and Health Dialog in Majuro…. Read More
Updated on June 9, 2023
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On February 3rd, Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) President, Dr. Hilda Heine, declared a state of emergency in response to intensifying drought conditions across the country. President Heine’s declaration anticipates that the drought will worsen, based on… Read More
Updated on June 9, 2023
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Preserving freshwater resources and minimizing the impacts of drought in the Republic of the Marshall Islands Pacific RISA research assistant Duncan McIntosh recently attended the “Pacific Islands Climate Services Dialog: Preserving Freshwater Resources and Minimizing the Impacts of… Read More
Updated on June 9, 2023
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Coral loss, water supplies, increased temperatures top Hawai‘i and Pacific Region Concerns in 3rd U.S. National Climate Assessment HONOLULU (May 6th, 2014) – Among major climate change concerns and challenges already being felt in Hawai‘i and the U.S.-Affiliated… Read More
Category: General, Media, News Tags: American Samoa, climate change, CNMI, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Marshall Islands, National Climate Assessment, Palau
Updated on June 9, 2023
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Coastal inundation in the Marshall Islands forebodes the future of extreme events On Tuesday, waves inundated the southern part of Majuro, the capital of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), flooding homes and causing extensive damage to… Read More
Updated on June 9, 2023
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Severe Drought Affects the Northern Atolls of the Republic of the Marshall Islands A persistent drought in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has reached a severe level, affecting 8,000 to 10,000 people of the northern atolls…. Read More
Updated on October 27, 2021
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New Hawai‘i and Pacific Islands Climate Impacts and Outlook quarterly briefing sheet The Pacific ENSO Applications Climate (PEAC) Center and the Pacific Climate Information System (PaCIS) have just launched a new resource for decision makers and the public…. Read More
Category: General, News Tags: American Samoa, Climate Services, Guam, Hawaii, Marshall Islands, ocean ecosystems, Palau, PEAC Center, risk management, water
Marshall Islander Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner Presents Poem on Climate Change Marshall Islander Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner’s poem “Tell Them” has recently been receiving increased attention online. The poem represents a unique viewpoint on the effects of climate change, from the perspective… Read More
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New Report on the Intersection of Climate Change, Health, and Migration
Updated on November 15, 2023 by pacrisa
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Since 2016, the Pacific RISA has worked with researchers in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), Hawaiʻi, and the US Pacific Northwest to study the relationship between climate change and migration, with an emphasis on the health… Read More
Category: Blog, General, Media, News Tags: Climate Change and Health, Marshall Islands
New Resource: The 2021 Pacific Islands Climate Storybook
Updated on November 15, 2023 by pacrisa
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The new Pacific Islands Climate Storybook details community experiences in addressing the impacts of a changing climate in Pacific Island countries. Originally published in 2015, the Storybook was made possible through the extraordinary efforts of numerous government agencies… Read More
Category: Blog, General, Media, News Tags: American Samoa, climate change, communities, early warning systems, Guam, Indigenous knowledge, Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu
Republic of the Marshall Islands holds first National Climate Change and Health Dialog
Updated on June 9, 2023 by pacrisa
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On January 30-31, 2020, Pacific RISA and NOAA International Research and Applications Project Principal Investigator Laura Brewington of the East-West Center led the first national Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Climate Change and Health Dialog in Majuro…. Read More
Category: Blog, Media, News Tags: climate change, communities, health, Indigenous knowledge, law & policy, Marshall Islands
RMI Declares Drought State of Emergency
Updated on June 9, 2023 by pacrisa
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On February 3rd, Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) President, Dr. Hilda Heine, declared a state of emergency in response to intensifying drought conditions across the country. President Heine’s declaration anticipates that the drought will worsen, based on… Read More
Category: General Tags: communities, drought, El Niño, ENSO, Marshall Islands
Freshwater and Drought in RMI
Updated on June 9, 2023 by pacrisa
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Preserving freshwater resources and minimizing the impacts of drought in the Republic of the Marshall Islands Pacific RISA research assistant Duncan McIntosh recently attended the “Pacific Islands Climate Services Dialog: Preserving Freshwater Resources and Minimizing the Impacts of… Read More
Category: General, Media, News Tags: climate change, communities, drought, Freshwater resources, Marshall Islands
Third US National Climate Assessment
Updated on June 9, 2023 by pacrisa
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Coral loss, water supplies, increased temperatures top Hawai‘i and Pacific Region Concerns in 3rd U.S. National Climate Assessment HONOLULU (May 6th, 2014) – Among major climate change concerns and challenges already being felt in Hawai‘i and the U.S.-Affiliated… Read More
Category: General, Media, News Tags: American Samoa, climate change, CNMI, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Marshall Islands, National Climate Assessment, Palau
Extreme Events in the RMI
Updated on June 9, 2023 by pacrisa
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Coastal inundation in the Marshall Islands forebodes the future of extreme events On Tuesday, waves inundated the southern part of Majuro, the capital of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), flooding homes and causing extensive damage to… Read More
Category: General, News Tags: climate change, Marshall Islands
Drought in the RMI
Updated on June 9, 2023 by pacrisa
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Severe Drought Affects the Northern Atolls of the Republic of the Marshall Islands A persistent drought in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has reached a severe level, affecting 8,000 to 10,000 people of the northern atolls…. Read More
Category: General, News Tags: communities, drought, Freshwater resources, Marshall Islands
Climate Impacts and Outlook
Updated on October 27, 2021 by pacrisa
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New Hawai‘i and Pacific Islands Climate Impacts and Outlook quarterly briefing sheet The Pacific ENSO Applications Climate (PEAC) Center and the Pacific Climate Information System (PaCIS) have just launched a new resource for decision makers and the public…. Read More
Category: General, News Tags: American Samoa, Climate Services, Guam, Hawaii, Marshall Islands, ocean ecosystems, Palau, PEAC Center, risk management, water
Climate Change Poem
Updated on June 9, 2023 by Laura Brewington
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Marshall Islander Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner Presents Poem on Climate Change Marshall Islander Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner’s poem “Tell Them” has recently been receiving increased attention online. The poem represents a unique viewpoint on the effects of climate change, from the perspective… Read More
Category: Featured News, General, News Tags: climate change, Indigenous knowledge, Marshall Islands
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