The Pacific RISA program supports Pacific Island and coastal communities in adapting to the impacts of climate variability and change. As NOAA’s Climate Adaptation Partnership program for the region, Pacific RISA emphasizes the engagement of communities, governments, and businesses in developing effective strategies to build resilience in key sectors such as water resource management, coastal and marine resources, fisheries, agriculture, tourism, disaster management, and public health.
The team has active projects in all seven U.S. Pacific Island jurisdictions: Hawai‘i, Guam, American Sāmoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Our program is accelerating research, outreach, and policy implementation by advancing modeling and visualization tools; creating AI-powered sea level explorer assistants; conducting peer knowledge exchange activities; developing early warning systems for climate impacts; mapping compound flooding impacts; informing communities and governments about the dual threat of invasive species and climate change, and leading the Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA) reports. See the map for more information about each project.
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The Pacific RISA program supports Pacific Island and coastal communities in adapting to the impacts of climate variability and change. As NOAA’s Climate Adaptation Partnership program for the region, Pacific RISA emphasizes the engagement of communities, governments, and businesses in developing effective strategies to build resilience in key sectors such as water resource management, coastal and marine resources, fisheries, agriculture, tourism, disaster management, and public health.
The team has active projects in all seven U.S. Pacific Island jurisdictions: Hawai‘i, Guam, American Sāmoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Our program is accelerating research, outreach, and policy implementation by advancing modeling and visualization tools; creating AI-powered sea level explorer assistants; conducting peer knowledge exchange activities; developing early warning systems for climate impacts; mapping compound flooding impacts; informing communities and governments about the dual threat of invasive species and climate change, and leading the Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA) reports. See the map for more information about each project.
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Pacific Island communities that are resilient to climate impacts and using climate information to manage risks.
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