Pacific Region RCSD Projects & Activities (PAWS) Worksheet
Form used for a entering PAWS into Piko (Worsheet Version April 27 2012)
Acronym
Name/Title
Cloud Nasara Pacific Climate Animation Project
Capability Area: Understanding Climate Variability and Change
Understanding Climate Variability and Change
Observing Systems, Data Stewardship, Data Services
Operational Products and Services
Research/Development
Historical Observations (hindcasts/climatologies)
Projections (modeling and downscaling)
Training and Capacity Building, Education, Outreach
Best Practices/Guidance
Decision Support Tools
Essential Climate Variable/Parameter
Atmospheric:
Surface (e.g., temp, precip, wind)
Upper-Air
Composition
Oceanic:
Surface (e.g., SST, SSH, salinity, ocean color)
Sub-surface (e.g., temp, salinity, nutrients, carbon, phytoplankton)
Terrestrial:
(e.g., surface water, glaciers and ice caps, land cover, biomass)
Time Frame
Seasonal (outlook)
Intra-annual to Decadal
Multi-decadal (scenarios)
Capability Area: Understanding Climate Impacts and Informing Adaptation
Understanding Climate Impacts and Informing Adaptation
Climate Impacts
Observing Systems, Data Stewardship, Data Services
Research/Development
Historical Observations (hindcasts/climatologies)
Projections (modeling and downscaling)
Climate Adaptation
Training and Capacity Building, Education, Outreach
Best Practices/Guidance
Decision Support Tools
Policies and Legislation
Assessment and Evaluation
Sector
Public Health and Safety
Fresh Water Resources
Energy
Transportation/Communication and Commerce
Community Planning and Development
Social and Cultural Resources
Agriculture and Fisheries
Recreation and Tourism
Ecosystems
Other
Status
Completed
Ongoing
Planned
Proposed
Focus Area
Fresh Water Resources and Drought
Coastal Inundation/Sea Level Rise, Extreme Weather, and Community Resilience
Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems
Region/Locale
Central North Pacific
State of Hawaii
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Pacific Remote Islands
Western North Pacific
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)
Guam
Republic of Palau
Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI)
Other Western North Pacific
South Pacific
American Samoa
Australia
Cook Islands
Fiji
French Polynesia
Kiribati
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea (PNG)
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Other South Pacific
Pacific Basin
Global
Description
The Cloud Nasara (meaning meeting place) Pacific Climate Animation Project is an innovative new collaboration between Red Cross, the Pacific-Australia Climate Change Science and Adaptation Planning Program, the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department, and the SPC-GIZ Climate Change Program. Cloud Nasara aims to increase awareness of the science and impacts of climate variability in the Pacific, and to provoke discussion around how communities can access forecast information and take low regrets actions to prepare for future El Nino and La Nina events and adapt to climate change.
Objectives/Outcomes
Two short comical animation films are currently being developed as communication tools. One film will give an overview of climate processes and impacts in the Pacific region as a whole. The other film will be specifically focused on Vanuatu as a pilot country. The films are due to be launched in mid-2013. Climate change communications research and guidance: In recognizing a large gap in practitioner guidance on the how to communicate climate change with Pacific communities, the Red Cross, in collaboration with a La Trobe University intern and an independent consultant, has been conducting research on how various organisations in the Pacific are tackling the topic. This research will then be used to create simple guidance for practitioners on the ground.
Lead Agencies, Institutions and Organizations
Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, Pacific-Australia Climate Change Science and Adaptation Planning Program, Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department, SPC-GIZ Climate Change Program
Contacts(names, emails)
Rebecca McNaught, Senior Climate Advisor, mcnaught@climatecentre.org
Partnering Agencies, Institutions, and Organizations
Required Resources
Projected Timelines
Feedback Mechanisms and Evaluation Measures
Url
http://www.climatecentre.org/site/news/407/cloud-nasara-animations-will-communicate-climate-in-the-pacific
Worksheet
PnA_CNPCAP.doc
Keywords
Understanding Climate Variability and Change Training and Capacity Building, Education, Outreach Best Practices/Guidance Surface (e.g., temp, precip, wind) Surface (e.g., SST, SSH, salinity, ocean color) Sub-surface (e.g., temp, salinity, nutrients, carbon, phytoplankton) (e.g., surface water, glaciers and ice caps, land cover, biomass) Intra-annual to Decadal Multi-decadal (scenarios) Understanding Climate Impacts and Informing Adaptation Climate Adaptation Best Practices/Guidance Training and Capacity Building, Education, Outreach Public Health and Safety Fresh Water Resources Energy Transportation/Communication and Commerce Community Planning and Development Social and Cultural Resources Agriculture and Fisheries Recreation and Tourism Ecosystems Ongoing Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems Coastal Inundation/Sea Level Rise, Extreme Weather, and Community Resilience Fresh Water Resources and Drought Pacific Basin