Supporting island communities as leaders in resilience and adaptation
Pacific RISA and the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) are building a community‑centered, impact‑driven resilience initiative to address the broad challenges faced by Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Nearly 74 million people live in SIDS (just 1% of the world’s population), but they steward around 40% of the world’s coral reefs and 25% of all oceanic Exclusive Economic Zones, living directly on the frontlines of the climate crisis while facing overlapping threats that jeopardize lives, livelihoods, and sovereignty.
Through an islands-based approach, the team aims to provide island communities and decision makers with the information and technical capability needed to prepare for and adapt to a changing climate based on the needs of each location or sector.
Research Team
Dr. Laura Brewington, Research Professor, Pacific RISA Co-Director, Global Futures Lab, ASU
Dr. Mark Guishard, Professor of Practice, Chief Operating Officer, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences and School of Ocean Futures, ASU
Dr. Victoria Keener, Research Professor, Pacific RISA Co-Director, Global Futures Lab, ASU
Islands Resilience Network
Supporting island communities as leaders in resilience and adaptation
Pacific RISA and the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) are building a community‑centered, impact‑driven resilience initiative to address the broad challenges faced by Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Nearly 74 million people live in SIDS (just 1% of the world’s population), but they steward around 40% of the world’s coral reefs and 25% of all oceanic Exclusive Economic Zones, living directly on the frontlines of the climate crisis while facing overlapping threats that jeopardize lives, livelihoods, and sovereignty.
Through an islands-based approach, the team aims to provide island communities and decision makers with the information and technical capability needed to prepare for and adapt to a changing climate based on the needs of each location or sector.
For more information, see https://bios.asu.edu/risk/islands-resilience-network
Research Team
Dr. Laura Brewington, Research Professor, Pacific RISA Co-Director, Global Futures Lab, ASU
Dr. Mark Guishard, Professor of Practice, Chief Operating Officer, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences and School of Ocean Futures, ASU
Dr. Victoria Keener, Research Professor, Pacific RISA Co-Director, Global Futures Lab, ASU
Partners
Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS)
ASU Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory
Our Vision
Pacific Island communities that are resilient to climate impacts and using climate information to manage risks.
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