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Updated on October 28, 2023
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
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 October 27, 2023
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Over 100 representatives from across the Pacific region met at the inaugural Pacific Ecological Security Conference (PESC) that took place in Palau from 3–5 October. Hosted by the Government of Palau, the East-West Center, the Pacific Community (SPC),… Read More
Updated on November 15, 2023
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From September 3-11, 2021, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) hosted the World Conservation Congress (WCC) in Marseille, France. Held every four years, the WCC is the world’s largest conservation event and environmental decision-making forum,… Read More
Updated on November 15, 2023
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On March 25, the Pacific RISA was invited by the East-West Center and the Government of Japan to participate in a workshop on “Strengthening Resilience, Cooperation, and Partnership in the Pacific” in a panel focused on the impacts… Read More
Updated on October 27, 2023
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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
Updated on June 9, 2023
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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
The Pacific Invasives Partnership (PIP) recently held its annual meeting in Brisbane, Australia to discuss opportunities to engage PIP members with Australian and New Zealand biosecurity management teams, and to emphasize how Australian expertise can be better utilized… Read More
Updated on June 9, 2023
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This February, Pacific RISA researchers Laura Brewington, Victoria Keener, and Juno Fitzpatrick traveled to Wellington, New Zealand to attend the second Pacific Climate Change Conference. The conference, hosted by Victoria University of Wellington and SPREP, brought together a… Read More
Updated on February 11, 2020
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Read about Pacific RISA research and activities from 2016 and 2017 HERE. Our Phase 3 projects aim to assess the impact of predicted climate variability and change throughout Hawai‘i and the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands, link and communicate mid-range projections… Read More
Tag: Pacific Islands
Announcing Pacific RISA’s Latest Annual Report
Updated on October 28, 2023 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, Featured News, Features, 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
A Coordinated Approach is Needed: Outcomes of the First Pacific Ecological Security Conference
Updated on October 27, 2023 by pacrisa
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Over 100 representatives from across the Pacific region met at the inaugural Pacific Ecological Security Conference (PESC) that took place in Palau from 3–5 October. Hosted by the Government of Palau, the East-West Center, the Pacific Community (SPC),… Read More
Category: Blog, General, News Tags: climate change, ecological security, food security, invasive species, Pacific Islands, Palau, resilience
The IUCN World Conservation Congress: Resilience is in Our Nature
Updated on November 15, 2023 by pacrisa
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From September 3-11, 2021, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) hosted the World Conservation Congress (WCC) in Marseille, France. Held every four years, the WCC is the world’s largest conservation event and environmental decision-making forum,… Read More
Category: Blog, General, Media, News Tags: adaptation, climate change, Hawaii, IUCN, Pacific Islands
Addressing Compound Threats through Pacific Regional Cooperation
Updated on November 15, 2023 by pacrisa
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On March 25, the Pacific RISA was invited by the East-West Center and the Government of Japan to participate in a workshop on “Strengthening Resilience, Cooperation, and Partnership in the Pacific” in a panel focused on the impacts… Read More
Category: Blog, General, News Tags: climate change, Pacific Islands, Pacific RISA
Ecological Security in the Pacific
Updated on October 27, 2023 by pacrisa
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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
Category: Blog, General, Media, News Tags: climate change, ecological security, invasive species, Pacific Islands
When Climate Change and Invasive Species Interact
Updated on June 9, 2023 by pacrisa
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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
Category: Blog, General, News Tags: climate change, ecological security, invasive species, Pacific Islands
Biosecurity and Invasive Species Management in the Pacific
Updated on June 9, 2023 by Laura Brewington
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The Pacific Invasives Partnership (PIP) recently held its annual meeting in Brisbane, Australia to discuss opportunities to engage PIP members with Australian and New Zealand biosecurity management teams, and to emphasize how Australian expertise can be better utilized… Read More
Category: Blog, General Tags: conservation, ecological security, invasive species, Pacific Islands
Pacific RISA at the 2018 Pacific Climate Change Conference
Updated on June 9, 2023 by pacrisa
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This February, Pacific RISA researchers Laura Brewington, Victoria Keener, and Juno Fitzpatrick traveled to Wellington, New Zealand to attend the second Pacific Climate Change Conference. The conference, hosted by Victoria University of Wellington and SPREP, brought together a… Read More
Category: Blog, News Tags: climate change, law & policy, Pacific Islands
Pacific RISA 2016-2017 Newsletter now available!
Updated on February 11, 2020 by pacrisa
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Read about Pacific RISA research and activities from 2016 and 2017 HERE. Our Phase 3 projects aim to assess the impact of predicted climate variability and change throughout Hawai‘i and the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands, link and communicate mid-range projections… Read More
Category: Blog, News Tags: Climate adaptation, climate change, Hawaii, island environments, newsletter, Pacific Islands, Pacific RISA, update
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