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
Explore the 2021 PIRCA Report for CNMI
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Posted on January 26, 2021 by pacrisa
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
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Posted on November 18, 2020 by pacrisa
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
Explore the 2020 PIRCA Report for the Republic of Palau
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Posted on October 26, 2020 by pacrisa
Higher temperatures, stronger typhoons, coral reef loss, and coastal flooding are among the major challenges detailed in a new report by the Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA) on climate change in the Republic of Palau. Threatened resources… Read More
Ecological Security in the Pacific
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Posted on September 21, 2020 by pacrisa
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
When Climate Change and Invasive Species Interact
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Posted on May 18, 2020 by pacrisa
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
Republic of the Marshall Islands holds first National Climate Change and Health Dialog
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Posted on February 11, 2020 by pacrisa
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
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Posted on October 1, 2019 by pacrisa
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
Puʿukohola Heiau
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Posted on September 12, 2014 by Laura Brewington
Local knowledge of climate and winds contributes to building of a Visitor Center at Puʿukohola Heiau National Historic Site Na makani paio lua o Kawaihae. The two conflicting winds of Kawaihae: the mumuku wind from the uplands, and… Read More
Freshwater and Drought in American Sāmoa
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Posted on August 12, 2014 by pacrisa
Pacific RISA Research Fellow Laura Brewington and Project Assistant Krista Jaspers recently attended the “Preserving Freshwater Resources and Minimizing the Impacts of Drought” workshop in Pago Pago, American Samoa. The workshop was held on July 17 and 18,… Read More
Freshwater and Drought in RMI
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Posted on May 30, 2014 by pacrisa
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
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