Decision Support Tools
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Climate Information Products
Pacific Region Integrated Climatology Information Products (PRICIP)
PRICIP Event Portal - Portal tool developed by the NOAA IDEA Center that enables the provision of “event anatomies” to describe storminess.
Pacific ENSO Applications Climate Center (PEAC) - PEAC research and product development focuses on the impacts and long-term projections of the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) climate cycle to support management activities in climate-sensitive sectors.
Coastal Climatology - Information and links to coastal management climate issues provided by the NOAA Coastal Services Center.
Pacific Region Integrated Data Enterprise (PRIDE) - PRIDE efforts are focused on enhancing the resilience of Pacific Island communities faced with changing environmental conditions, as well as meeting needs for ocean, climate, and ecosystem information.
NOAA Integrated Data and Environmental Applications (IDEA) Center - IDEA focuses on integrated information products that reduce the vulnerability of coastal communities to climate variability and change, support marine ecosystem management programs, and provide new climate data sets for extreme events.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - IPCC is an international effort to assess scientific, technical and socioeconomic information relevant to the adaptation and mitigation of climate change.
IPCC for Small Islands – Working Group II Report – “Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability” – Chapter 16: Small Islands
Pacific Islands Global Climate Observing System (PI-GCOS)
Pacific Islands Global Ocean Observing System (PI-GOOS)
Drought Products and Tools
U.S. Drought Monitor – Tool monitors national drought and provides warning information. Currently Pacific data is limited to Hawaii.
Drought Impact Reporter – Tool enables local people to report drought impacts through the internet. The information is aggregated and may be investigated to ground-truth reports from the field. Reports will be taken from all U.S. Pacific Islands should information be sent.
Hawaii Drought Monitor – Provides information on current drought situation as well as links to organizations and agencies participating in the Hawaii Drought Council.
Hazard Decision Support Tools
HAZUS-MH – Tool originally developed by FEMA assesses building and structural risks from hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes to provide managers with information on average annualized losses and specific building vulnerabilities. In Hawaii, the building inventories are being updated to include in this risk assessment model.
Wind Risk Maps – Martin & Chock, Inc. has developed wind risk maps that takes island topography into account in developing the model and risk maps.
Hazard Atlas for the Pacific – Tool developed by the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) to understand historic hazard occurrences and risks.
Community Vulnerability Assessment Tool (CVAT) – Using a case study from North Carolina, the tool demonstrates ways that a risk and vulnerability assessment can be conducted.
Hazard Mitigation Planning – Website links to guidance and tools developed to assist local governments in developing hazard mitigation plans.
Benefit-Cost Analysis Toolkit – Developed by FEMA, this tool must be used in preparing mitigation actions to demonstrate the overall benefits of implementing the project.
Tsunami Hazard Risk Tool – Tool is beneficial for understanding coastal inundation and provides information to individuals who can assess risks for their location and determine response and mitigation actions.
Community Climate Monitoring Tool
Climate Witness - Toolkit developed by the WWF to enable communities to monitor climate change in ecosystems. The tool has been adapted for use in Pacific communities and has demonstrated successes in Fiji.
Climate AdaptationTools
Capacity-Building for the Development of Adaptation Measures in Pacific Island Countries (CBDAMPIC) – With funding from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) developed guidelines for developing community adaptation measures using lessons learned from four pilot projects in Pacific communities.
Preparing for Climate Change: A Guide for Local, Regional, and State Governments is an adaptation planning tool developed by the Climate Impacts Group (a Regional Integrated Science and Assessment program) in the Pacific Northwest to help governments begin to develop adaptation measures.
Adapting to Climate Variability and Change: A Guidance Manual for Development Planning - Developed in August 2007 by the US Agency for International Development, this tool provides a framework and guidance for assessing climate risks and developing adaptation measures.
Surviving climate change in small islands: a guidebook - Developed by E.L Tompkins at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research in 2005, this guidebook provides information for planning adaptation strategies for small islands and coastal communities in preparing for the impacts of climate change.