Pacific Region RCSD Projects & Activities (PAWS) Worksheet
Form used for a entering PAWS into Piko (Worsheet Version April 27 2012)
Acronym
Name/Title
Options for Implementing the Hawaii State Planning Act Climate Change Adaptation Priority Guidelines - Draft Report
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 report is to present to the Ocean Resources Management Plan (ORMP) Integrated Planning Committee of the State of Hawaii Office of Planning (OP) and to Hawaii's four Counties, a preliminary discussion of potential options for implementing the Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) Priority Guidelines. Based in part on interviews with key State and County government agency personnel conducted in 2012, this report seeks to identify and assess a suite of management tools. These tools may aid not only in implementing the CCA Priority Guidelines, but may also serve as an effective first generation sea level rise adaptation strategy for Hawaii. The options presented in this report are not exhaustive and are intended to facilitate dialogue that will contribute to sea level rise adaptation guidance. The options must undergo further prioritization, refinement, and adjustment to the land use management process of each County prior to implementation. In addition, issues such as cost, resource allocation, and administrative feasibility must be more thoroughly identified and addressed.
Objectives/Outcomes
Lead Agencies, Institutions and Organizations
NOAA Coastal Resilience Networks (CRest) Program, State of Hawaii Office of Planning, University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law
Contacts(names, emails)
http://planning.hawaii.gov/hawaii-state-planning-act/
Partnering Agencies, Institutions, and Organizations
Required Resources
The project is funded by the NOAA Coastal Resilience Networks (CRest) Program, grant number NA11NOS4730130.
Projected Timelines
Feedback Mechanisms and Evaluation Measures
This! draft!report!is!intended!for!distribution!to!and!review!by!the!State!of!Hawai‘i! Office!of!Planning ! Ocean!Resources!Management!Plan!(ORMP)!Working!Grou p,!Integrated! Planning!Committee ,!and!the! count y!planning! departments . ! This draft report does not represent the official position of the State of Hawaii Office of Planning at this time. The report is a starting point for further developing and implementing climate change, and particularly sea level rise, adaptation guidance at the state and county levels.
Url
http://www.islandclimate.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Climate-Change-Adaptation-Priority-Guidelines.pdf
Worksheet
Keywords
Ongoing State of Hawaii Central North Pacific Understanding Climate Impacts and Informing Adaptation Coastal Inundation/Sea Level Rise, Extreme Weather, and Community Resilience Recreation and Tourism Ecosystems Agriculture and Fisheries Social and Cultural Resources Transportation/Communication and Commerce Community Planning and Development Public Health and Safety Energy Climate Adaptation Policies and Legislation Best Practices/Guidance