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New Resource: SPREP’s State of the Environment and Conservation Report for the Pacific Islands

Last week the Secretariat of the Pacific Environment Programme (SPREP) went live with their new website and resources pages to accompany the 2020 State of Environment and Conservation Report for the Pacific Islands, which was featured at the… Read More

Addressing Compound Threats through Pacific Regional Cooperation

On March 25, the Pacific RISA was invited by the East-West Center and the Government of Japan to participate in a workshop on “Strengthening Resilience, Cooperation, and Partnership in the Pacific” in a panel focused on the impacts… Read More

Explore the 2021 PIRCA Report for CNMI

Climate Change Brings Challenges for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands—Read the 2021 Assessment Stronger typhoons, threats to coral reefs, and human health risks are among the major challenges detailed in a new report on climate change… Read More

Explore the 2020 PIRCA Report for Guam

Hotter weather, risks to freshwater supplies, coral reef death, and stronger typhoons are among the major challenges detailed in a new report on climate change in Guam. Threatened resources include high-value coastal infrastructure and the millions of dollars… Read More

Ecological Security in the Pacific

The Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated the strong linkages between ecological health and human health. When ecosystems are disturbed – through activities like deforestation or pollution, for example – the services they provide like clean water, healthy food, and… Read More

Pacific RISA Stands with Black Communities

  We at the Pacific RISA condemn systemic and institutional racism and stand in solidarity with our Black colleagues and communities of color as they confront acts of violence that continue to occur in the United States. We… Read More

When Climate Change and Invasive Species Interact

The Pacific RISA has partnered with the Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Center, the US Fish & Wildlife Service, the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species, and the Hawaii Invasive Species Council to form a working group on… Read More

Climate and Coronavirus Resources

Featured image of an empty Waikiki Beach by local photographer Tommy Pierucki (@tommypierucki) The Pacific RISA team continues to work remotely, and team members can best be reached by email (see contacts listed HERE). We continue to collaborate… Read More

Republic of the Marshall Islands holds first National Climate Change and Health Dialog

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

Learning from Success in Climate-Informed Decision-Making: Case Studies Across Three U.S. Regions

Learning from Success in Climate-Informed Decision-Making:  Case Studies Across Three U.S. Regions What motivates some organizations and managers to apply climate information when making decisions? And, what helps them to do this effectively? These questions guided a project… Read More