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KHON Interview

KHON interviews PIRCA researchers Reporters from Hawai‘i ’s TV news channel KHON interviewed Dr. Victoria Keener, Pacific RISA Program Manager and Research Fellow at the East-West Center, as well as Ms. Deanna Spooner, Coordinator of the Pacific Islands… Read More

PIRCA Release

PIRCA releases report on climate change HONOLULU (December 4, 2012)—The Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA) today released its first report, Climate Change and Pacific Islands: Indicators and Impacts (Island Press). The report highlights the findings of more… Read More

Pacific RISA News and Updates

NEW: Sign up to receive Pacific RISA newsletters and updates via email We are pleased to invite you to join the new Pacific RISA)mailing list. You can subscribe to our newsletter to receive periodic updates about the state… Read More

Pacific regional case studies now online

Pacific regional case studies are online Climate Change and Pacific Islands: Indicators and Impacts, the report of the Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA), is currently in publication, expected to be released late Fall 2012. As part of… Read More

Adaptive Water Management

Hawaii Public Radio program discusses adaptive water management with Richard Wallsgrove “Can you weather a white paper on climate change?”  Beth-Ann Kozlovich, host of Hawaii Public Radio’s weekday morning talk show The Conversation, asked this question by means… Read More

Maui Stream Flows

Court rules on Maui stream flows In August 2012, the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court ruled to vacate a 2010 decision made by the state Commission on Water Resource Management that impacts stream flows in Nā Wai ʻEhā, or the… Read More

Pacific Islands Climate Forum

The Pacific Islands Climate Forum, presented by the Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA), will be held on Monday, December 10, 2012, 9 am – 12 pm, at the Hawai’i Imin Conference Center on the University of Hawai’i… Read More

Yale Climate Change Study

Yale study: Climate change in the American mind Yale University’s Project on Climate Change Communication has released a new study on October 18, 2012, titled “Climate Change in the American Mind: Americans’ Global Warming Beliefs and Attitudes in… Read More

Climate Change Poem

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

Climate Forecast Success Story

PVT landfill prepared for the storms A blue ribbon panel will meet to discuss future landfill options on Oahu. In the meantime, the state is still investigating last month’s medical waste spill at Waimanalo Gulch. One key question… Read More