Tag: Climate adaptation
Updated on November 11, 2024
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Brewington, L.B., Rodgers, L., Greenwood, L. (2024). Recommendations for incorporating invasive species into U.S. climate change adaptation planning and policy. Conservation Science and Practice, 2024:e13210 , 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.13210 Summary A subcommittee of the Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC) conducted… Read More
Updated on August 11, 2025
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Covering all of our accomplishments from June 2022 to May 2023, this year’s Annual Report demonstrates through research, engagement, and impact how we continue to be a leading and trusted program for island climate adaptation solutions. It is… Read More
Updated on October 27, 2023
by Laura Brewington
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What does “Island Sustainability” look like? Is it workforce training to remove harmful invasive plants from forests and ensure abundant freshwater supplies? Is it promoting a circular economic model that collects discarded waste products and converts them into… Read More
Updated on September 8, 2025
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Coral reefs in Hawai’i are home to a spectacular biodiversity of plant and animal species (many endemic to the Hawaiian archipelago), support a deep-rooted culture of subsistence fishing, provide coastal protection, and are central to tourism and recreational… Read More
Updated on August 9, 2024
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New Report: American Sāmoa Faces Health Threats, Stronger Storms, and Challenges for Coral Reefs from Climate Change HONOLULU (June 8, 2021) – Human health risks, stronger cyclones, coral reef death, and coastal flooding are among the major challenges… Read More
Updated on October 27, 2023
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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
Updated on August 9, 2024
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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
Tag: Climate adaptation
Incorporating Invasive Species into Climate Change Adaptation Planning and Policy
Updated on November 11, 2024 by Laura Brewington
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Brewington, L.B., Rodgers, L., Greenwood, L. (2024). Recommendations for incorporating invasive species into U.S. climate change adaptation planning and policy. Conservation Science and Practice, 2024:e13210 , 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.13210 Summary A subcommittee of the Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC) conducted… Read More
Category: Projects Tags: Climate adaptation, climate change, invasive species, policy
Announcing Pacific RISA’s Latest Annual Report
Updated on August 11, 2025 by Laura Brewington
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Covering all of our accomplishments from June 2022 to May 2023, this year’s Annual Report demonstrates through research, engagement, and impact how we continue to be a leading and trusted program for island climate adaptation solutions. It is… Read More
Category: Blog, General, News Tags: Climate adaptation, Hawaii, Pacific Islands, research
Rediscovering Island Abundance at the 2023 Guam Conference on Island Sustainability
Updated on October 27, 2023 by Laura Brewington
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What does “Island Sustainability” look like? Is it workforce training to remove harmful invasive plants from forests and ensure abundant freshwater supplies? Is it promoting a circular economic model that collects discarded waste products and converts them into… Read More
Category: Blog, General, Media, News Tags: Climate adaptation, communities, Guam, invasive species, Pacific Islands, sustainability
Caring for Hawai’i’s Coral Reefs
Updated on September 8, 2025 by pacrisa
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Coral reefs in Hawai’i are home to a spectacular biodiversity of plant and animal species (many endemic to the Hawaiian archipelago), support a deep-rooted culture of subsistence fishing, provide coastal protection, and are central to tourism and recreational… Read More
Category: Blog, General, Media, News Tags: Climate adaptation, climate change, coral, Hawaii, sea-level rise
Explore the 2021 PIRCA Report for American Sāmoa
Updated on August 9, 2024 by pacrisa
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New Report: American Sāmoa Faces Health Threats, Stronger Storms, and Challenges for Coral Reefs from Climate Change HONOLULU (June 8, 2021) – Human health risks, stronger cyclones, coral reef death, and coastal flooding are among the major challenges… Read More
Category: Blog, General, Media, News Tags: American Samoa, assessments, Climate adaptation, climate change, coral, PIRCA
Explore the 2021 PIRCA Report for CNMI
Updated on October 27, 2023 by pacrisa
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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
Category: Blog, General, News Tags: Climate adaptation, climate change, CNMI, coral, PIRCA
Explore the 2020 PIRCA Report for Guam
Updated on August 9, 2024 by pacrisa
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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
Category: Blog, General, News Tags: Climate adaptation, climate change, Guam, PIRCA, wildfire
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