Pacific Region RCSD Projects & Activities (PAWS) Worksheet
Form used for a entering PAWS into Piko (Worsheet Version April 27 2012)
Acronym
Name/Title
FINPAC - Reduced Vulnerability of the Pacific Island Country Villagers' Livelihoods to the Effects of Climate Change
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 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.
Objectives/Outcomes
Reducing vulnerability of the Pacific Island Countries' livelihoods to the effects of climate change.
Lead Agencies, Institutions and Organizations
SPREP, Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI)
Contacts(names, emails)
Neville Koop, Meteorology and Climate Adviser SPREP, nevillek@sprep.org Jaakko Nuottokari, Head of International Projects FMI, jaakko.nuottokari@fmi.fi
Partnering Agencies, Institutions, and Organizations
National Meteorological and Hydrological Services of the Pacific Island Countries
Required Resources
Project funding through MFA: 3 775 346,5 €, SPREP in-kind financing: 55 000 €
Projected Timelines
2012-2015
Feedback Mechanisms and Evaluation Measures
Url
http://www.sprep.org/attachments/Circulars/cir%2013-08%20finpac%20doc.pdf
Worksheet
PnA_FINPAC.doc
Keywords
Understanding Climate Impacts and Informing Adaptation Observing Systems, Data Stewardship, Data Services Climate Impacts Climate Adaptation Training and Capacity Building, Education, Outreach Public Health and Safety Community Planning and Development Social and Cultural Resources Ongoing Coastal Inundation/Sea Level Rise, Extreme Weather, and Community Resilience Western North Pacific Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) South Pacific Republic of Palau Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati Papua New Guinea (PNG) Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Other South Pacific