Name | ADAPT Asia-Pacific |
Description | The principal objective of ADAPT Asia-Pacific is to establish a fully functional and self-sustaining adaptation project preparation facility that will not only support preparation of specific projects, but also build the capacity of the region’s governments to independently access climate adaptation funds. ADAPT Asia-Pacific works in 27 target countries in the Asia and Pacific region. Eligible nations in the Pacific include: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.(More…) (PDF) |
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Contacts | info@asiapacificadapt.net |
Name | Adaptation to Climate Change in the Coastal Zone in Vanuatu |
Description | This Vanuatu NAPA-2 program will improve the resilience of the coastal zone to the impacts of climate change in order to sustain livelihood, food production and preserve and improve the quality of life in targeted vulnerable areas. Main components: (1) Integrated community approaches to climate change adaptation; (2) Information and early warning systems on coastal hazards; (3) Climate change governance; and (4) Knowledge management.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | UNDP Fiji MCO |
Contacts | Asenaca Ravuvu, asenaca.ravuvu@undp.org |
Name | Adapting to Climate Change in the Coral Triangle |
Name | Agricultural Food Crops Development in Kiribati |
Description | This project aims to maintain main existing gene banks: to increase and diversify food crop production throughout Kiribati; to make more people attracted to, see economic opportunities in, and engaged in varieties of agricultural systems; and to increase efforts at planning out and meeting support requirements for agricultural activities throughout the islands.(More…) (PDF) |
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Name | Application of Latest IPCC Climate Models to Forecast Possible Marine Ecosystem Changes in the North Pacific Over the 21st Century (1 of 2) |
Description | Coral reef ecosystem health is highly impacted by ocean temperature variability. The NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) has been recording subsurface temperature data from various habitats (forereef, backreef, and lagoon) and depth ranges (1 – 35 m) in coral reef environments from around the Pacific in disparate oceanographic regimes for 10 years. To better understand subsurface temperature variability across various habitat, depth, and regional oceanographic conditions, these data need to be analyzed in the context of seasonal to interannual variability, for correlations of regional to basin scale forcing mechanisms, and compared to remotely sensed products, which is currently the scientific standard for assessing thermal conditions on coral reefs.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) |
Contacts | Jamie Gove, jamison.grove@noaa.gov Russell Brainard, rusty.brainard@noaa.gov |
Name | Asia Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Project Preparation Facility |
Description | Increase access to financial resources for climate change adaptation investment projects; strengthen national human and institutional capacity in preparation of financing proposals; and strengthen regional knowledge platform to share information and processes on climate change projects, funds and best practices to promote replication and scaling up.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | WWF, Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy, ARD Inc., NOAA |
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Name | Asia Pacific Mangrove Monitoring |
Description | We are working with various Pacific Island nations to identify the ecological attributes of mangroves that may be more resilient to sea level rise. This involves a Pacific-wide rod surface accretion table (RSET) network that quantifies the rate at which mangroves are rising or falling in relation to sea level rise. This information is also being used to help secure C credits, which can be used to restore of conserve these valuable ecosystems. We are also quantifying accretion rates using naturally occurring 210Pb and 137Cs. RSETs have already been installed in Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Palau.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | USDA/FS/PSW |
Contacts | Rich MacKenzie, rmackenzie@fs.fed.us |
Name | Assessment and Rapid Reef Response Plan |
Description | This plan is designed to monitor for multiple threats to coral reefs, including, but not limited to: bleaching events, Crown of Thorns outbreaks, disease outbreaks and hurricanes. This plan will be put into effect to determine if key sites have experience coral loss, what the cause of the coral loss is, quantify the amount of loss at sites, document the progression of the loss episode, and monitor survival rate at those sites. A workshop was held in June 2012 to train local natural resource managers about coral bleaching signs and impacts on coral reefs.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources |
Contacts | Doug Fenner, douglasfennertassi@gmail.com |
Name | Bleaching Response Plan for American Samoa |
Description | The development of a bleaching response plan for American Samoa will guide the monitoring of mass coral bleaching events, but also other major disturbances like hurricanes, coral disease outbreaks, and crown-of-thorn starfish outbreaks.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | Climate Change Local Action Strategy group of the Coral Reef Advisory Group of American Samoa, which includes AS Dept. Commerce, AS Dept. Marine & Wildlife Resources, AS EPA, Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary, National Park of American Samoa, and AS Community College |
Contacts | Douglas Fenner, douglasfennertassi@gmail.com |
Name | Cities and Climate Change Initiative Asia Pacific |
Name | Climate Change Education Kits |
Description | Climate change lesson guides for teachers, designed to provide a basic understanding of climate change and provide a solid link between local ecosystem services provided by coral reefs and how those will change with climate change. These include lesson plans, experiments and classroom activities, and a 36-page Climate Change Activity Book.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | Coral Reef Advisory Group |
Contacts | Whitney Peterson, whitney.peterson@doc.as |
Name | Climate Variability Influences on Trends in Streamflow and Precipitation Records at Selected Sites in the Pacific Islands Region |
Description | Analysis of streamflow and precipitation trends during different phases of ENSO and PDO at selected sites in Hawaii, American Samoa, and Western Pacific islands. Trends will be analyzed using non-parametric statistical tests and spectral analysis.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | USGS/PIWSC, USGS/PIERC, Pacific RISA |
Contacts | Delwyn Oki, dsoki@usgs.gov Lisa Miller, ldmiller@usgs.gov Victoria Keener, KeenerV@EastWestCenter.org |
Name | Coastal and Marine Resources Management in the Coral Triangle of the Pacific |
Description | To promote the conservation and sustainable use of globally significant coastal and marine resources in the Coral Triangle region through the introduction of integrated and ecosystem-based coastal and marine resources management in five Pacific countries.(More…) (PDF) |
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Name | Coastal Community Adaptation Project |
Description | The Pacific Island countries comprise the most vulnerable region in the world to climate change. The nature-based livelihoods and diverse cultures that have risen from these island nations—some of which stand only meters above sea level—are being challenged, and in some cases overwhelmed, by sea level rise, changing ocean temperatures and acidity, increasing air temperatures, shifting rainfall and storm patterns, and other impacts of climate change that are projected to increase over the next 100 years. National adaptation strategies and policies are in place, but implementation lags at the community level. Climate-smart decision making to improve coastal zone and water resource management and strengthen disaster management must be applied in communities across the Pacific for the region to successfully adapt to climate change. This project is for the countries of Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and the Federated States of Micronesia. We will build the resilience of vulnerable coastal communities to withstand more intense and frequent weather events and ecosystem degradation in the short term, and sea level rise in the long term.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | USAID, Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI) |
Contacts | pinquiries@usaid.gov |
Name | Combatting Coral Bleaching and Ocean Acidification |
Description | Management techniques that prevent bleaching of limited reef areas are the only direct interventions known that might reduce coral mortality due to climate change. This project explores methods to cool areas of coral reef and test bleaching recovery methods on coral reefs in American Samoa. This study will measure efficacy and scalability of this technology for potential future tests and use in a deployable or installed system. Additionally, it will monitor nearby bleaching levels and validate NOAA's predictive bleaching model.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | The Climate Foundation, American Samoa DMWR |
Contacts | Brian Von Herzen, brian@climatefoundation.org |
Name | Community Resilience Guide |
Description | As a counterpart to the Territorial Adaptation Framework, the Community Resilience Guide enables local communities to brainstorm their own prioritized adaptation activities of which they can take charge.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | Coral Reef Advisory Group |
Contacts | Whitney Peterson, whitney.peterson@doc.as |
Name | Community-based Adaptation Programme |
Description | The objective of the program is to enhance the capacity of communities in the pilot countries to adapt to climate change including variability. Planned outcomes are: 1) Enhanced adaptive capacity allows communities to reduce their vulnerability to adverse impacts of future climate hazards; 2) National policies and programs include community-based adaptation priorities to promote replication, up-scaling and integration of best practices derived from community-based adaptation projects; and 3) Cooperation among member countries promotes global innovation in adaptation to climate change including variability.(More…) (PDF) |
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Name | Cook Islands Infrastructure Development Project - Increasing Climate Resilience of Island Infrastructure |
Name | Coping with Climate Change in the Pacific Island Region |
Description | Six main components: 1) Strengthening regional advisory and management capacity - support SPC in technical deliveries; support development of Regional CC Portal; 2) Mainstreaming climate considerations and adaptations strategies - support mainstreaming CC in national forest policies, land use policies and plans, and sector legislations, development of national CCA strategies land-based sectors, development of national CC policies; 3) Implementing adaptation and mitigation measures - establishment of pilot sites for food security and land use planning, innovative community approaches, promote reef-to-ridge approach, REDD+; 4) Sustainable tourism and climate change - assessment of interventions currently underway; 5) Sustainable energy management - support development of National Energy Policies and Strategies, renewable readiness/potential assessments, energy audits; 6) Climate Change Education - New learning outcomes on climate change introduced in school curricula across various subjects and levels.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | GIZ, SPC |
Contacts | Dr. Wulf Killmann, wulf.killmann@giz.de |
Name | Coral Reef Restoration, Monitoring, and Stock Enhancement in Kiribati |
Description | This project aims to gain more detailed information on observed coral bleaching, including factors causing health problems to the corals and ciguatera fish poisoning; to establish, implement a sustainable monitoring program to cover two atolls; to pilot a restoration scheme for coral species in areas of low growth; and to establish marine protected areas. To establish a project where stock enhancement contributes in maintaining a vigorous coral reef.(More…) (PDF) |
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Name | Coral Reef Temperature Anomaly Database |
Description | The CoRTAD contains a collection of sea surface temperature (SST) and related thermal stress metrics, developed specifically for coral reef ecosystem applications but relevant to other ecosystems as well. The CoRTAD contains global, approximately 4 km resolution SST data on a weekly time scale from 1981 through 2010.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center |
Contacts | Kenneth Casey, Kenneth.Casey@noaa.gov |
Name | Coral Resilience in Hotter, More Acidic Oceans |
Description | Mechanisms of coral calcification and the synergistic impacts of temperature, carbonate chemistry and feeding on coral growth and survival.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | NOAA, NPS |
Contacts | Rob Toonen, toonen@hawaii.edu |
Name | Developing a Method for Adaptive Management and Protection from Climate Change in Mangrove and Coral Reef Ecosystems |
Description | This project sought to develop a generalizable approach for assessing vulnerability and adaptation of mangroves and associated ecosystems in high biodiversity tropical mangrove areas and associated coral reed, sea-grass and upland ecosystems.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | WWF, Wetlands International, Institute of Applied Sciences, Wildlife Conservation Society, communities |
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Name | Developing the Capacity to Better Predict the Composition of Reef Communities in a Future of Intensifying Climate Change Based on the Analysis of Symbodinium Communities |
Name | Development of Adaptation Strategies and Community-based Risk Management Tools for Four Vulnerable Communities in the Cook Islands |
Name | District-Level Ecosystem-Based Management Planning for Adaptation to Climate Change |
Description | WCS has developed a model for district-level ecosystem-based management planning that includes considerations for adapting to future environmental and climate change. We are currently rolling out the model for all of the districts of Bua Province, Fiji, which involves: biological assessments to design resilient MPA networks; socioeconomic assessments to assess resource pressure and use; surveys of traditional knowledge to inform adaptation strategies; management rule and action plan development; and monitoring and evaluation. A portion of the work involves trialing new scientific tools to best be able to measure and monitor socio-ecological resilience, while the remainder involves capacity building with local communities and partners to increase ability for adaptive management of natural resources for sustainable use.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | Wildlife Conservation Society |
Contacts | Stacy Jupiter, Program Director, sjupiter@wcs.org |
Name | Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change |
Description | The two specific objectives of the study were: (1) to develop a global estimate of adaptation costs to inform the international community’s efforts to tailor support and provide new and additional resources to help vulnerable developing countries meet adaptation costs; and (2) to support decision makers in developing countries to better evaluate and assess the risks posed by climate change and to better design strategies to adapt to climate change.(More…) (PDF) |
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Name | Enabling Kiribati Effective Participation at Regional and International Forums on Climate Change |
Description | To enhance the effectiveness of conveying climate change related information based on Kiribati national circumstances to regional and international meetings on climate change. To increase Kiribati capability to influence international efforts at mitigating climate change, and at addressing immediate and urgent, and longer term adaptation needs.(More…) (PDF) |
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Name | Enhancing Adaptive Capacity of Communities to Climate Change-Related Floods in the North Coast and Islands Region of Papua New Guinea |
Description | The overall objective is to strengthen the ability of communities in Papua New Guinea to make informed decisions about and adapt to climate change-driven hazards affecting both coastal and riverine communities. In particular, the program will focus on resilience towards occurrences of coastal and inland flooding events. Concept approved by Adaptation Fund Board in June 2011.(More…) (PDF) |
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Name | Enhancing Resilience of Communities in the Solomon Islands to the Adverse Effects of Climate Change in Agriculture and Food Security |
Name | Enhancing Resilience of Communities of the Cook Islands through Integrated Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management Measures |
Name | Enhancing Resilience of Rural Communities to Flood and Drought-Related Climate Change and Disaster Risks in the Ba Catchment Area of Fiji |
Description | This project will integrate climate change into current flood/drought risk management through information generation, training and dissemination. Concept approved by Adaptation Fund Board in June 2011.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | UNDP, Fiji Department of the Environment |
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Name | Enhancing Scientific and Technical Capacity for Climate Change Adaptation in the Pacific Small Island Developing States |
Description | The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), working through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is undertaking a two-year program to support climate change adaptation in the Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) by conducting a series of activities to enhance scientific and technical capacity. These activities are designed to strengthen end-to-end climate services and adaptation capabilities through the expansion of ongoing work of the U.S.-focused NOAA Pacific Climate Information System (PaCIS) into the broader Pacific.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | NOAA, PaCIS, USAID |
Contacts | John Marra, john.marra@noaa.gov |
Name | FINPAC - Reduced Vulnerability of the Pacific Island Country Villagers' Livelihoods to the Effects of Climate Change |
Description | The FINPAC project is a regional project that aims to facilitate improved capacity of the Pacific Island Country National Meteorological and Hydrological Services to deliver weather, climate and early warning services in cooperation with and for the benefit of villagers in Pacific communities.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | SPREP, Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) |
Contacts | Neville Koop, Meteorology and Climate Adviser SPREP, nevillek@sprep.org Jaakko Nuottokari, Head of International Projects FMI, jaakko.nuottokari@fmi.fi |
Name | Future Wind and Wave Projections for NPS and USFWS Managed Islands in the Pacific |
Description | The goal of this proposed effort is to use GCM and coupled numerical wave model output to provide 3-hourly data and statistical measures (mean and top 5% values) of wave height, wave period, wave direction, wind speed, and wind direction for 15 DOI-managed coastal assets (parks and refuges) in the Pacific Ocean for the recent past (1996-2005) and future projections (2026-2045 and 2085-2100). These data are needed as baseline physical information for these DOI-managed assets, as winds and waves are the dominant spatially- and temporally-varying processes that influence coastal morphology and ecosystem structure, and can impact coastal infrastructure, natural and cultural resources, and coastal-related economic activities (e.g., fishing and tourism).(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center |
Contacts | Curt D. Storlazzi, cstorlazzi@usgs.gov Li H. Erikson, lerikson@usgs.gov |
Name | Global Climate Change Alliance |
Description | The Global Climate Change Alliance seeks to deepen the policy dialogue between the European Union and developing countries on climate change and to increase support to target countries to implement priority adaptation and mitigation measures, and integration climate change into their development strategies. The program’s five priority areas for funding are: improving the knowledge base of developing countries to the effects of climate change; promoting disaster risk reduction; mainstreaming climate change into poverty reduction development strategies; reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation; and enhancing participation in the Clean Development Mechanism.(More…) (PDF) |
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Name | Impact of Climate Change and Variability on Water Resources in the Outer Islands of Kiribati |
Description | Together with SPREP, USAID seeks to improve the ability of communities in the outer islands of Kiribati to address the impact of climate change and variability on water resources, including through increasing the capacity for rainwater harvesting and storage and enhancing existing ground wells (e.g., through better surfacing, water quality monitoring to shut down pumps at certain levels of contamination, etc.). Kiribati is among the poorest and least developed countries in the world, with few natural resources. A ground water lens exists on the atolls and is the main source of potable water for the majority of people on the outer islands. Climate change will affect rainfall and width of the land through erosion and accretion, which will in turn affect the availability of the fresh water lens. The government of Kiribati identified in its 2007 National Adaptation Programme of Action water, and specifically well improvement, as one of nine key areas for adaptation implementation. The program will respond to this urgent and immediate need. It will also provide training and technical assistance to the Health Ministry, which has recognized the importance of adaptation and its own lack of capacity on this issue, to integrate adaptation into national health planning and policies.(More…) (PDF) |
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Name | Implementation of the Strategic Program for Climate Resilience: Pacific Region |
Description | The Pacific Regional Strategic Program for Climate Resilience (SPCR) aims to facilitate more effective integration of CCA and related DRR for Pacific island countries to become resilient to climate change and climate-related disasters. As approved by the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR) Subcommittee, the Pacific Regional SPCR has three components, which will complement and reinforce each other and will be delivered through existing regional organizations (CROP agencies) and mechanisms. These are: 1) Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction; 2) Identifying and Implementing Practical Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Knowledge and Experiences; and 3) Building and Supporting Pacific Developing Member Countries‘ Capacity to Respond to Climate Change Risks. ADB will administer Components 1 and 3, while WB will manage Component 2. 2-3 countries will be identified for pilot activities; pilot countries will exclude PNG, Samoa and Tonga, which have approved country PPCRs. The forthcoming project will be implemented for 3 years.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Bank (WB) |
Contacts | Maria Lourdes Drilon, Senior Natural Resources Economist, Pacific Department ADB, mldrilon@adb.org |
Name | Improving the Adaptive Capacity of Communities in the Solomon Islands to the Impacts of Climate Change and Climate Variability in the Health Sector |
Name | Increasing Climate Resiliency of the Transport Sector in the Asia-Pacific |
Name | Increasing Resilience of Tuvalu Coastal Areas and Community Settlements to Climate Change |
Name | Increasing Resilience to Climate Change and Natural Hazards in Vanuatu |
Description | Climate resilience and disaster risk reduction strengthened in key sectors in Vanuatu by promoting a risk management approach to reduce vulnerabilities. The project includes implementation of climate resilience measures in targeted sectors.(More…) (PDF) |
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Name | Integrating Climate Change Risks into the Agriculture and Health Sectors in Samoa |
Description | To increase the resilience and adaptive capacity of coastal communities in Samoa to the adverse impacts of on agricultural production and public health.(More…) (PDF) |
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Name | Integration of Climate Change Risk and Resilience into Forestry Management in Samoa |
Description | The objective of the project is to increase the resilience and adaptive capacity of Samoa's forest areas and the communities dependent on them for livelihoods to the threat of climate change through targeted adaptation interventions in (i) lowland agro-forestry and (ii) upland native forest sub-sectors.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | UNDP, Samoa Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries |
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Name | Kiribati - Enhancing National Food Security in the Context of Global Climate Change |
Description | This Kiribati NAPA-2 program helps to ensure food security of small atoll island communities in a changing climate through: 1) Institutional capacity development to reduce the impacts of climate change-induced food shortages; and 2) Implementation of community based adaptation measures to increase human, natural and productive livelihood capital in affected communities.(More…) (PDF) |
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Contacts | Asenaca Ravuvu, asenaca.ravuvu@undp.org |
Name | Kiribati Adaptation Program Phase II - Pilot Implementation |
Description | The program aims to develop and demonstrate the systematic diagnosis of climate-related problems and the design of cost-effective adaptation measures, while continuing to integrate climate risk awareness and responsiveness into economic and operational planning.(More…) (PDF) |
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Name | Kiribati Adaptation Program Phase III - Increasing Resilience to Climate Variability and Hazards |
Description | The project aims to improve the climate resilience of Kiribati’s government and communities by strengthening their capacity to manage climate change effects and improve the management and governance of water resources and infrastructure.(More…) (PDF) |
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Name | Kiribati Coastal Zone Management and Resilience Enhancement for Adaptation |
Description | This project aims to improve public awareness of the coastal processes and climate change impacts in Kiribati. To develop and pilot community-based coastal management regime by establishing community groups (essentially villages). To encourage communities to participate in coastal-ecosystem enhancement projects and to develop their own small scale projects with similar purposes. To streamline regulatory controls and conditions so as to ensure the resilience of the coastal areas and to ensure the sustainable use of coastal resources is enhanced.(More…) (PDF) |
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Name | Kiribati Water Resource Adaptation Project |
Description | To maintain and conserve available good ground water lenses; to gain users confidence in the reliability of the distribution system and promote their willingness to pay, based on consumed quantity; to increase water storage and water resources to meet current demands and at times of serious droughts; to manage risks to water resources throughout the atolls; and to assess impacts of urban water supplies on other natural resources, systems and subsistence activities. This will be achieved through risk assessments and the design and implementation of responses, including sustainable community-based monitoring system.(More…) (PDF) |
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Name | Land Management Unit/Crop Production and Extension |
Name | Mainstreaming Gender Aspects in Climate Change Adaptation and Low-Carbon Development |
Description | This project contributes to mainstreaming gender into climate change adaptation and low-carbon development measures in climate policy.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | GenerCC–Women for Climate Justice, Centre for Global Change, SPC |
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Name | Mangrove Ecosystems for Climate Change Adaptation and Livelihoods |
Description | The project aims to assist the five countries to effectively manage their mangrove and related coastal ecosystems to build resilience to the effects of climate change. It seeks to achieve a more coordinated and holistic approach to managing mangroves in the region, which is a new approach to be implemented in the Pacific region. The project is multi-disciplined and involves multiple stakeholders, together delivering on national mangrove conservation priorities. It is also the first step of the broader Pacific Mangroves Initiative, jointly led by IUCN and SPREP.(More…) (PDF) |
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Contacts | Bernard O'Callaghan, Regional Program Coordinator - Oceania, bernard.ocallaghan@iucn.org |
Name | Mangrove Rehabilitation for Sustainably-Managed Healthy Forests |
Description | MARSH is a 5-year project that forms part of the USAID strategy for development in the Pacific region, to support Pacific Island nations as they address the negative impacts of climate change. Through MARSH, USAID will support the development of a mangrove rehabilitation project in Papua New Guinea. The envisioned project will support USAID’s strategy for the Pacific by decreasing deforestation and forest degradation and increasing the resilience of communities to the negative effects of climate change. USAID anticipates that the best practices developed during years one through three will be expanded to the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu from year four.(More…) (PDF) |
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Contacts | Bernard O'Callaghan, Regional Program Coordinator - Oceania, bernard.ocallaghan@iucn.org |
Name | Monitoring Annual Summer Bleaching in Backreef Pools of Tutuila, American Samoa |
Description | Annual coral bleaching is monitored in two backreef pools on Tutuila, at the airport and the village of Alofau. Bleaching typically happens each Austral summer. Bleaching prevalence is estimated every few weeks based on a one hour swim over a standard route.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | Territorial Coral Reef Monitoring Program, Dept. Marine & Wildlife Resources, American Samoa Government |
Contacts | Douglas Fenner, douglasfennertassi@gmail.com |
Name | Monitoring Marine Biodiversity in the Pacific Islands |
Description | Changes in biodiversity and the impacts to marine calcifiers are biological responses to climatic trends in the Pacific. An established systematic and standardize tool currently used to monitor biodiversity in the Pacific is the Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structure (ARMS). ARMS were developed by the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center’s Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) as part of the Census of Marine Life’s Census of Coral Reefs project. ARMS are a long-term collecting device designed to mimic the structural complexity of a coral reef and attract colonizing invertebrates. Through taxonomic identification and mass sequencing technologies they provide a consistent and comparable method to measure and monitor the biodiversity of these understudied organisms over time. They enhance ecosystem-based management and increase the ability to monitor and predict ecological impacts in response to natural and anthropogenic stressors. In conjunction with measured climatic variables such as temperature and salinity, ARMS could help advance our understanding of the relationship between climate variables and biodiversity. Currently, over 500 ARMS units are placed strategically throughout the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic Oceans with the majority at sites in the Pacific. To help facilitate the data produced from each ARMS unit, an ARMSbase web-enabled biodiversity information system has been proposed. The ARMSbase would house all information related to the ARMS which would include all metadata related to deployment, retrieval, and processing as well as the raw taxonomic and molecular sequence information. This information can then be applied and related to physical climate variables collected across the Pacific to investigate the relationships between biodiversity and Pacific climate trends.(More…) (PDF) |
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Contacts | Annette DesRochers, Annette.DesRochers@noaa.gov Russell Brainard, Rusty.Brainard@noaa.gov |
Name | Ocean Acidification and Impacts on Living Marine Resources within the Rose Atoll, Marianas Trench and Pacific Remote Island Areas National Marine Monuments |
Description | This is a NOAA Hollings scholar project hosted by the NMFS Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center in the June-July 2011 time frame. It is basically an undergraduate project on ocean acidification and impacts on living marine resources within the Rose Atoll, Marianas Trench and the Pacific Remote Island Areas National Marine Monuments. Impacts include: environmental degredation; change in species dynamics; effects of environmental degradation and changes in species dynamics; and effects on humans.(More…) (PDF) |
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Contacts | Eric Breuer, eric.breuer@noaa.gov |
Name | Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change |
Description | The Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) Programme is the first major climate change adaptation initiative in the Pacific region. Since it began in 2009 the Programme has been laying the groundwork for more resilient Pacific communities that are better able to cope with climate variability today and climate change tomorrow. The Programme approaches this from two directions: it is working to enhance adaptive capacity on the ground, and it is driving the mainstreaming of climate risks into national development planning and activities. Working in 14 Pacific island countries, the Programme is demonstrating best-practice adaptation in three key climate-sensitive areas: coastal zone management, food security and food production, and water resources management. Each country is hosting a pilot project in one of these theme areas to demonstrate how climate change adaptation can work on the ground. The PACC country projects showcase best practice adaptation within the 14 countries. Five projects are focusing on coastal zone management, four on food production and food security, and five on water resources management. The projects are community oriented and gender sensitive. They are using the latest tools and processes to ensure that they combine the best science available with the realities faced by communities. Early in the process the project teams carried out vulnerability and adaptation (V&A) assessments to ensure the project addressed the priority needs of the communities in view of the climate risks they face. The projects were also assessed economically using cost–benefit analysis. As the projects progress, the project teams are producing technical guidelines to guide future adaptation work in coastal zone management, food production and food security, and water resources management.(More…) (PDF) |
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Contacts | PACC Project Manager, Peniamina Leavai, peniaminal@sprep.org |
Name | Pacific Catastrophe Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative |
Description | The Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), and the World Bank jointly launched the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative (PCRAFI) in 2007 to increase the financial resilience of Pacific DMCs to natural disasters and to enable them to better cope with the aftermath of such events. The PCRAFI aims to: 1) develop a regional catastrophe risk insurance pool to enhance the capacity of Pacific DMCs to manage natural disasters; 2) provide immediate liquidity resources to restore essential services to countries affected by natural disasters; and 3) assist with recovery and reconstruction activities. The technical assistance aims to respond to this request by assisting Fiji, PNG, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu, to build their capacity in mainstreaming climate change and natural disaster risks into urban and infrastructure planning using available data and risk models.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | Asian Development Bank (ADB), Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), World Bank (WB) |
Contacts | Allison Woodruff, Urban Development Specialist, Pacific Department ADB, awoodruff@adb.org |
Name | Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative |
Description | The research program of the PICCC is focused on providing original science products and syntheses that will assist managers of natural and cultural resources in adapting to climate change and related large-scale threats. The PICCC seeks to coordinate its research program with other entities funding and disseminating basic and applied science in the Pacific Islands. The PICCC awards research grants through annual solicitations, directly funds specialized projects, and creates products in-house. The research results are then disseminated to our Members and external partners via workshops and trainings, presentations, and publications. In this way the PICCC fosters a dialogue across our membership and with key stakeholders, thus supporting a community of learning that can adapt to new knowledge and practices.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | HCA, USFWS, USGS, NPS, NOAA, OIA |
Contacts | Jeff Burgett, Science Manager, jeff.burgett@piccc.net Deanna Spooner, Coordinator, deanna.spooner@piccc.net |
Name | Pacific Islands Climate Change Social Network Analysis |
Description | More than 1,000 climate change professionals in the Pacific Islands were invited to complete a network analysis survey on climate change connectedness between December 2012 and March 2013. The survey solicited information about professional and personal demographics, network connectedness, climate change risk perception and resiliency, and sense of community. Using network analysis methods, East-West Center and Pacific RISA researchers tracked information flows, key hubs, and isolated groups to map out the strengths and gaps in the flow of climate information in the region. The project is supported by NOAA and the DOI Pacific Islands Climate Science Center (PI-CSC).(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | East-West Center (EWC), Pacific Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (Pacific RISA) |
Contacts | Kati Corlew, corlewk@eastwestcenter.org |
Name | Pacific Islands Climate Education Partnership |
Description | Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Pacific Islands Climate Education Partnership (PCEP) has developed a detailed strategic plan to collaboratively improve climate knowledge among the region’s students and citizens in ways that exemplify modern science and indigenous environmental knowledge, address the urgency of climate change impacts, and honor indigenous cultures. Students and citizens within the region will have the knowledge and skills to advance understanding of climate change, and to adapt to its impacts. Core PCEP partners contribute expertise in climate science, the science of learning, the region’s education infrastructure, and the region’s cultures and indigenous knowledge and practices. PCEP’s interactive web-based environment interlinks the region’s locations, organizations and people with information about climate science and climate impacts. This system enables the region’s diverse stakeholders to access and contribute to the same information pool. This web-based environment both supports the development of PCEP resources such as the CEF and their continuing evolution and dissemination.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | Pacific Resources for Education and Learning, WestEd, University of Hawaii, College of the Marshall Islands |
Contacts | Sharon Nelson-Barber, nelsons@prel.org Art Sussman, asussma@wested.org Chip Fletcher, fletcher@soest.hawaii.edu Don Hess, cmihess@grmail.com |
Name | Pacific Islands Climate Prediction Project |
Description | The project aimed to expand understanding of how seasonal climate prediction services can be applied to support climate-sensitive decision making and the use of climate predictions by National Meteorological Services and industries/agencies which use climate information (e.g., farmers, tourism, water resource managers and health authorities).(More…) (PDF) |
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Name | Pacific Mangroves Initiative |
Description | In this project, data will be collected and analyzed to identify climate risks and assist participating countries to create policies for management and restorations of mangroves and associated ecosystems. Public awareness will also be part of the project.(More…) (PDF) |
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Name | Pacific Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments |
Description | The major goal of Pacific RISA is to integrate flexible processes for building adaptive capacity to climate variability and change in diverse island settings. Our region includes Hawaii and the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands (American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau).(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | East-West Center (EWC) |
Contacts | Victoria Keener, EWC, Lead Investigator, KeenerV@EastWestCenter.org |
Name | Pacific RISA Climate Adaptation Law and Policy Analysis |
Description | As of December 2013, the law and policy research team is analyzing water issues and policies in American Samoa, with the goal to evaluate adaptive tools in a U.S. Pacific Island context beyond Hawaii. As new scientific information about water resources becomes available, researchers will need to know how that information can be utilized in a policy and management context. A better understanding of the law and policy framework, cultural context, and local knowledge and information gaps can help the WRRC set priorities for research and monitoring and also can inform the design and delivery of products and tools for water managers. Mr. Wallsgrove and Mr. McIntosh are investigating American Samoa’s water resource issues and policies. Steps to date include: (1) gathering and reading relevant literature (e.g., existing water resource work, climate adaptation plans, and peer-reviewed literature on existing legal structures, climate science, and water science); and (2) holding informational meetings and conference calls with resource managers and other on-the-ground experts. After reviewing themes that emerge during this early scoping phase, researchers will compile a report identifying information needs and several options for potential next steps. This report will serve as the foundation for making decisions, in consultation with the Pacific RISA team, about the best research direction to pursue in response to stakeholder needs.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | Center for Island Climate Adaptation and Policy (ICAP) |
Contacts | Richard Wallsgrove, richard.wallsgrove@gmail.com R. Duncan McIntosh, mcintosr@eastwestcenter.org Melissa Finucane, FinucanM@EastWestCenter.org |
Name | Pacific Storms Climatology Products |
Description | Pacific Storms is focused on improving our understanding of patterns and trends of storm frequency and intensity - storminess - within the Pacific region. It is exploring how the climate-related processes that govern extreme storm events are expressed within and between three thematic areas: heavy rains, strong winds, and high seas. It is developing a suite of extremes climatology-related data and information products that can be used by emergency managers, mitigation planners, government agencies and decision-makers in key sectors including water and natural resource management, agriculture and fisheries, transportation and communication, and recreation and tourism. In-situ station products include the delineation of rates of sea level rise and high water return periods, as well as changes in the frequency of both short-lived intense rainfall events and extended periods of heavy rains and the linkages of these patterns and trends to climate indices. Observational data used to support product development are taken from standard holdings. In addition to the basic product set, special attention is being given to climate indices-related products that describe the relationship between extremes and climate, primarily through the correlation of extremes indicators and climate indices known to have relevance to the Pacific region (e.g., the Multivariate ENSO Index (MEI); the Pacific Decadal Oscillation Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO); the North Pacific Index (NPI); etc.) as well as the formulation of new integrated and/or regional indices.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | NOAA/NCDC/Regional Climate Services |
Contacts | John Marra, john.marra@noaa.gov |
Name | Papua New Guinea Disaster Risk Management and Climate Adaptation Program |
Name | Pilot Program for Climate Resilience |
Description | PPCR aims to pilot and demonstrate ways in which climate risk and resilience may be integrated into core development planning and implementation in a way that is consistent with poverty reduction and sustainable development goals. In this way, the PPCR provides incentives for scaled-up action and initiates transformational change. The pilot programs and projects implemented under the PPCR are country-led, build on NAPAs and other relevant country studies and strategies. Pacific participation includes Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga. In Tonga: Investment plan in development.(More…) (PDF) |
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Name | Piloting Climate Change Adaptation to Protect Human Health |
Description | The Piloting Climate Change Adaptation to Protect Human Health project is underway in Fiji (one of seven countries participating in this global pilot project). This project has been designed to increase the Ministry of Health’s capacity to monitor, assess and respond to hydro-meteorological disasters and climate sensitive diseases and thus reduce health risks associated with climate change and variability. In order to be able to achieve this goal, several specific needs have been identified: mainstreaming and planning; evaluation; assessments; and response.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | WHO/Division of Pacific Technical Support/South Pacific Office |
Contacts | Jyotishma Naicker, Project Coordinator, naickerj@wpro.who.int |
Name | Preparedness for Climate Change |
Description | The aim of this program was for the Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies in countries particularly vulnerable to climate change to gain a better understanding of climate change and its impacts to identify country-specific adaptation measures in line with risks. The project was Global including 39 countries. The Pacific participants in Phase 1 were the Cook Islands, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, and Tonga.(More…) (PDF) |
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Name | Promotion of Healthy Ecosystems in the Solomon Islands |
Description | Together with SPREP, USAID seeks to promote healthy ecosystems in the Solomon Islands. Healthy ecosystems, such as mangroves, coral reefs, and wetlands, can form natural barriers against extreme weather events, such as storm surges, and reduce vulnerability to rising sea levels and changing rainfall patterns. As natural buffers, ecosystems can be less expensive to maintain than man-made infrastructure, such as dykes, levees, and concrete walls. Healthy ecosystems can also provide important livelihood benefits to local populations, including firewood, clean water, and food. The program will contribute to a broader effort in the region to implement ecosystem-based adaptation.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | USAID, SPREP |
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Name | Reducing Climate Risks to Food Security in Niue through Integrated Community-based Adaptation Measures and Related Institutional Strengthening |
Description | The project will strengthen ability of communities and government officers in Niue to make informed decisions and manage likely climate change driven pressures in food-security related sectors, such as agriculture, fisheries and forestry, in an integrated way. Reviewed at the Adaptation Fund Board in November 2010 but not endorsed.(More…) (PDF) |
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Name | Regional Partnerships for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Preparedness |
Description | This work is linked to the World Bank’s work on the development of a Caribbean Catastrophe Insurance Facility for the Pacific. In the first phase of the project, data will be gathered for catastrophe risk models in each country, and country-specific loss risk profiles will be created in order to assess the feasibility of catastrophic risk financing and insurance options.(More…) (PDF) |
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Name | Relating the Psychological Recovery from Recent Disasters to Climate Change Risk Perception and Preparedness in Hawaii and American Samoa |
Description | This research will address long-term psychological needs in the aftermath of disaster by exploring the interconnections of climate change risk perception and long-term psychological recovery from natural disasters. The proposed research will include two unique cultural communities in Hawaii and American Samoa who are recovering from different types of natural disasters. Each site is a context of increasing risk from climate change. Utilizing quantitative surveys, qualitative interviews, and culturally-responsive focus group methodologies, this research will explore psychological recovery from disaster in terms that “fit” within psychological science, climate change research/preparedness, and the unique cultural contexts of the focal communities. This research will position psychological recovery from disaster as a critical element of research on the human dimensions of climate change.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | East-West Center (EWC), Pacific Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (Pacific RISA) |
Contacts | Laura K. Corlew, corlewk@eastwestcenter.org |
Name | Samoa National Adaptation Programme of Action |
Description | National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) provide a process for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to identify priority activities that respond to their urgent and immediate needs to adapt to climate change - those for which further delay would increase vulnerability and/or costs at a later stage.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | UNDP, Samoa Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Meteorology, Ministry of Water, Transportation and Infrastructure, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Fire Services, Samoa Water Authority, Samoa Tourism |
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Name | Samoa-Australia Partnership for Development: Climate Change |
Description | Australia is supporting the Government of Samoa to implement activities under Samoa’s NAPA, primarily in the water, forest and tourism sectors. This includes a national tourism adaptation strategy setting out adaptation standards for tourism services (e.g., to manage surface floods in the capital Apia) and a national strategy for forest fire prevention.(More…) (PDF) |
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Name | Samoans Turn to Traditional Housing as Sanctuary from Climate Risks |
Description | To recover indigenous cultural knowledge held by Samoan elders about housing and climate, and to apply this to the design and construction practices of Samoan indigenous housing in order to inform the development of safer, accessible, resilient, and sustainable housing. To put indigenous knowledge into practice through the construction of three model Samoan houses (Fale) in three coastal sites. To reinvigorate village-based teaching and practice of growing materials, crafting, and constructing indigenous Samoan housing. To engage three village communities in a public education program about climate risk and developing risk management plans for the hazards that they will face.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | Afeafe o Vaetoefaga Pacific Academy of Cultural Restoration, Research and Development |
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Name | Sea Level Rise and Changes in Storminess on U.S. High-Island Fringing Reefs |
Description | We are actively conducting USGS-funded research on sea-level rise and changes in storminess on US high-island fringing reefs in the US and US-territories, primarily in US National Parks. Tasks include in situ data acquisition and development of coupled wave-current-sediment transport numerical models to investigate potential future climate change impacts on coral reef ecosystems. We have proposals into the USGS, USFWS, and DOD investigating sea-level rise and changes in storminess on US atolls in the US and US-territories. Proposed tasks include in situ data acquisition and development of coupled wave-current-sediment transport numerical models and hydrologic models to investigate potential future climate change impacts on natural resources, freshwater availability, and infrastructure.(More…) (PDF) |
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Contacts | Curt Storlazzi, cstorlazzi@usgs.gov |
Name | Seeds for Needs |
Name | Severe Weather Forecasting and Disaster Risk Reduction Demonstration Project |
Description | As Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) and Ensemble Prediction Systems (EPS) improve, many NMHSs, especially those of developing countries, seek similar benefits to meteorological services. In particular, for the provision of advisories and warnings of severe weather events with increased lead-times, already being realized by other (mainly developed) countries. The Severe Weather Forecasting Demonstration Project (SWFDP) was set up under the WMO Commission of Basic Systems (CBS) to facilitate improved access to, training in the interpretation of, and use of existing NWP/EPS products by forecasters in developing countries. The SWFDDP in the Southwest Pacific contributes directly to day-to-day public weather forecasting and the forecasting of severe and high-impact weather phenomena, over a five day period.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | RMSC Wellington (MetService NZ Ltd) |
Contacts | Steve Ready, steve.ready@metservice.com Pene Lefale, pene.lefale@metservice.com James Lunny, james.lunny@metservice.com |
Name | Simple Well Improvement in Kiribati |
Description | This project aims to reduce the burden of diarrhea and other water related diseases and problems particularly among very young and old people in Kiribati. This will be achieved by improving over the period of three years, 500 ground water wells that are used by the communities for their drinking and cooking.(More…) (PDF) |
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Name | Solomon Islands National Adaptation Programme of Action |
Description | National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) provide a process for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to identify priority activities that respond to their urgent and immediate needs to adapt to climate change - those for which further delay would increase vulnerability and/or costs at a later stage.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | UNDP, Solomon Islands Meteorological Service, Department of Communication, Aviation and Meteorology, Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Aviation |
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Name | SPC Climate Change Support Activities in Pacific Island Countries and Territories |
Description | The purpose of this document is to provide a summary overview of SPC climate change and disaster risk management (DRM) support to member Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs). It is divided into two sections. The first section includes those activities that provide benefits to all PICTs and lists activities that have been implemented since 2011, or are currently in the process of being implemented. It also lists activities that SPC plans to commence during 2013. The regional matrix of activities will be updated annually. Activities have been categorised by sector or theme, although in some cases activities cover multiple sectors. The second section contains a national matrix summarising activities that are being implemented in individual countries and territories. The national matrix uses the same timeframe and sector classifications as the regional matrix of activities. The national matrix will also be updated regularly to ensure that countries have a clear indication of what climate change and DRM services are being provided. For both the regional and national activity summaries the key SPC contact person is listed, as are the development partners that are supporting that activity and the approximate timeframe over which the support is being provided.(More…) (PDF) |
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Contacts | spc@spc.int |
Name | Strengthening Environmental, Climate Change Information and Monitoring in Kiribati |
Description | This project aims to strengthen the capability of the government to be able to keep abreast of, understand and interpret international scientific information relevant to Kiribati. To establish a central office to access and share information on climate change issues from reliable regional and international sources. To develop endogenous scientific capability for analyzing and reviewing information, and undertaking research related to climate change. To enhance Kiribati capacity to implement its obligations under climate change international agreements.(More…) (PDF) |
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Name | Strengthening Food Security Among Farming Communities in the Pacific Small Island Developing States |
Description | Together with SPC, USAID will strengthen food security among farming communities in Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu. The program will build scientific and technical capacity to apply Geographic Information System (GIS) land-use, forestry and soil mapping techniques in order to make decisions specifically to improve the climate resilience of terrestrial food production systems. It will also implement innovative techniques and management approaches to increase the climate change resilience of terrestrial food production systems. The six countries, which range from large volcanic island countries to medium scale and atoll countries, were selected because they represent a good cross section of the different agricultural production systems across the Pacific and because of the availability of bio-climatic data and the type of institutional structures that exist in each country.(More…) (PDF) |
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Name | Strengthening the Capacity of Pacific Developing Member Countries to Respond to Climate Change (Phase 1) |
Name | Surveying Reefs for Resilience |
Description | Using various data collection tools, examining the impacts of various factors affecting the resistance and resilience of coral reefs to mass bleaching.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources |
Contacts | Doug Fenner, douglasfennertassi@gmail.com |
Name | Synergistic Impacts of Global Warming and Ocean Acidification on Coral Reefs |
Description | This project develops equations describing changes in coral growth rates in response to increased temperature and ocean acidification. These data are necessary for developing and refining models evaluating the future impact of climate change on Pacific coral reef communities. Results will help define appropriate management responses and prioritize interventions at the most vulnerable sites.(More…) (PDF) |
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Contacts | Paul Jokiel, jokiel@hawaii.edu |
Name | Technical Support Project for Pacific Islands GUAN |
Description | The GCOS (Global Climate Observing System) Upper-Air Network (GUAN) consists of stations selected from the Global Observing System of the World Weather Watch. TSP is a joint partnership between MetService and U.S. GCOS established in 2004. The goal of the program is to provide a technical support and program management solution to ensure that upper air programs that are part of the GUAN and operated in the Pacific Island States are effective.(More…) (PDF) |
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Contacts | Pene Lefale, pene.lefale@metservice.com |
Name | Territorial Climate Change Adaptation Framework |
Description | Prioritized adaptation projects decided upon by committees containing members of government agencies throughout the Territory. The projects are prioritized in seven different sectors, including: 1) Coral Reefs and Mangroves; 2) Human Health; 3) Forestry, Water and Agriculture; 4) Education and Outreach; 5) Coastal Hazards; 6) Development; and 7) Energy.(More…) (PDF) |
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Contacts | Whitney Peterson, whitney.peterson@doc.as |
Name | Tonga Third National Communication to UNFCCC |
Description | This is an enabling activity to support Tonga to prepare and submit its third national communication, building on and strengthening the activities that have been carried out in preparing its second national communication. Main outputs: 1) National inventory of GHG emissions and removals; 2) Programmes containing measures to facilitate adequate adaptation to, and mitigation of climate change; and 3) Any other information considered relevant for the achievement of the objectives of the UNFCCC.(More…) (PDF) |
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Contacts | Asenaca Ravuvu, asenaca.ravuvu@undp.org |
Name | Tonga’s Strategic Program for Climate Resilience |
Description | The purpose of this project is to implement the Strategic Program for Climate Resilience (SPCR) prepared by the Kingdom of Tonga within the design of the Climate Investment Fund. The SPCR aims to pilot and demonstrate ways to mainstream climate resilience in development planning and management. The Project will build upon the country’s transformational change program that began with the development of the JNAP and will mainstream climate resilience into development planning and address country priorities focusing on the most vulnerable sectors and communities. It will provide the strategic human, technical, and financial inputs needed to implement JNAP activities. The Project will: 1) build capacity in climate change adaptation and disaster risk management at community, sector and national levels; 2) provide information, tools, and legislative frameworks needed to introduce climate change considerations into government and sector planning and budgeting processes; and 3) provide access to resources (technical, human, financial) to address the climate change risk priorities of the Government, as well as those of vulnerable communities through a combination of soft and hard measures.(More…) (PDF) |
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Contacts | Maria Paniagua, Project Administration Unit, South Pacific Subregional Office ADB, mppaniagua@adb.org |
Name | Tuvalu - Effective and Responsive Governance to Secure and Diversify Climate Resilient Marine-based Coastal Livelihoods and Enhance Climate Hazard Response Capacity |
Description | This Tuvalu NAPA-2 program will build on the NAPA-I/I+ in implementing its priorities. Main components: 1) Community-based adaptation of marine based livelihoods - includes activities to building resilience in livelihoods to climate impacts through an integrated package of measure that seek to enhance traditional fishing practices, through revitalisation of traditional practice and merging these with innovative new fisheries technologies; 2) Reducing disaster risk - improving access to disaster early warning systems for people on outer islands. This will include: improvements in regular weather forecasts; provision of a solar radio receiver at household level; introduction of a failsafe disaster warning system using a satellite-based SMS in the case that radio and satellite phones do not operate; an outreach programme; shelters; improved emergency plans; plus a range of other vital hardware and service improvements; and 3) Developing a mechanism that seeks to leverage international financing for community-based climate change adaptation on the outer islands through participatory development processes.(More…) (PDF) |
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Contacts | Asenaca Ravuvu, asenaca.ravuvu@undp.org |
Name | Tuvalu National Adaptation Programme of Action |
Description | National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) provide a process for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to identify priority activities that respond to their urgent and immediate needs to adapt to climate change - those for which further delay would increase vulnerability and/or costs at a later stage.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | Tuvalu Public Works Department, Tuvalu Meteorological Services, Department of Environment, Department of Lands, Department of Rural Development, Department of Health, Department of Fisheries, National Disaster Management Office |
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Name | U.S. Peace Corps Small Project Assistance for Adaptation |
Description | This project will extend USAID’s reach to remote communities by supporting the following efforts of Peace Corps volunteers: 1) development of youth camps that promote environmental awareness, knowledge and skills among the youth to become responsible natural resource stewards; 2) trainings that support community adaptation to climate change and build capacity for disaster risk reduction (DRR); and 3) small-scale community projects that can demonstrate application of climate change and DRR principles.(More…) (PDF) |
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Name | U.S. Support Program to the Coral Triangle Initiative |
Description | To improve the management of biologically and economically important coastal and marine resources and associated ecosystems that support livelihoods and economies in the Coral Triangle and assist the six CTI countries in implementing the CTI Regional and National Plans of Action with activities that focus on instituting an ecosystem approach to fisheries management, creating marine protected areas, building climate change adaptive capacity and establishing regional platforms to promote cross-country learning and enhance sustainability.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | WWF, Conservation International, the Nature Conservancy, ARD Inc., NOAA |
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Name | U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands Regional Gap Analysis for Hazard Planning Implementation |
Description | 1) To develop a multi-dimensional gap analyses to determine how to implement science into the community in order to improve hazard resiliency. 2) To develop an analysis that is flexible and can be used for different regions of the Pacific. 3) To test the analyses for two geographically diverse areas – Kauai, Hawaii and the U.S. Marshall Islands. 4) If successful, apply in later phases to the entire Pacific Region. The project begins with a briefing to the NOAA Regional Collaboration Team for the Pacific Region. Extensive interviews will also be conducted with scientists, planners, community members and leaders.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program, NOAA |
Contacts | Dennis Hwang, djh@opglaw.com |
Name | Upgrading of Meteorological Service in Kiribati |
Name | Upgrading, Restoring, Enhancing Resilience of Coastal Defenses and Causeways in Kiribati |
Description | This project aims to prevent encroaching coastal erosion from affecting public infrastructure such as roads, airfields and community public assets by upgrading existing seawalls; to improve accessibility within the atolls which has been facilitated by causeways. Accessibility is, in a few cases, threatened by the inadequacy of causeway designs and/or change in the environment; to minimize potential risks to assets from climate-related disasters.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | MISA, MWP |
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Name | Vanuatu National Adaptation Programme of Action |
Description | National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) provide a process for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to identify priority activities that respond to their urgent and immediate needs to adapt to climate change - those for which further delay would increase vulnerability and/or costs at a later stage.(More…) (PDF) |
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Lead Agencies | Vanuatu Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Department of Fisheries, Department of Forestry, Department of Geology, Mines and Water Resources, Department of Lands and Environment, National Tourism Development Office and Vanuatu Tourism Office |
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Name | Vulnerability and Adaptation Initiative |
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