Pacific Region RCSD Projects & Activities (PAWS) Worksheet
Form used for a entering PAWS into Piko (Worsheet Version April 27 2012)
Acronym
Name/Title
SPC Climate Change Support Activities in Pacific Island Countries and Territories
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 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.
Objectives/Outcomes
Lead Agencies, Institutions and Organizations
SPC
Contacts(names, emails)
spc@spc.int
Partnering Agencies, Institutions, and Organizations
Required Resources
Projected Timelines
Feedback Mechanisms and Evaluation Measures
Url
http://www.spc.int/crga/sites/default/files/documents_uploads/Climate%20change%20support%20activities.pdf
Worksheet
PnA_SPCCCCSA.doc
Keywords
Understanding Climate Variability and Change Understanding Climate Impacts and Informing Adaptation Climate Impacts Climate Adaptation Public Health and Safety Fresh Water Resources Energy Transportation/Communication and Commerce Community Planning and Development Social and Cultural Resources Agriculture and Fisheries Social and Cultural Resources Recreation and Tourism Ecosystems Completed Ongoing Planned Fresh Water Resources and Drought Coastal Inundation/Sea Level Rise, Extreme Weather, and Community Resilience Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems Western North Pacific Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Guam Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) Republic of Palau 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 Multi-decadal (scenarios) 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) Observing Systems, Data Stewardship, Data Services Research/Development Historical Observations (hindcasts/climatologies) Training and Capacity Building, Education, Outreach Best Practices/Guidance Decision Support Tools Policies and Legislation Assessment and Evaluation Projections (modeling and downscaling) Training and Capacity Building, Education, Outreach Best Practices/Guidance Decision Support Tools Observing Systems, Data Stewardship, Data Services Operational Products and Services Research/Development Projections (modeling and downscaling)