Focus on Adaptation

Reality Check: Collaborative Research Contributes to Real-Life Policy Decisions

Innovative research efforts combined historic aerial photos, drone imagery, and topographic surveys to characterize coastal change around Hawai'i Island. The results are informing policy makers who are crafting a new setback policy for coastal development. [...]

January 18, 2020

CASE STUDY: Collaborating for Success: Sustaining Water Supply on a Pacific Island

Utu Abe Malae, Executive Director of the American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA), understands the importance of responding to early forecasts for El Niño events. [...]

October 31, 2017

CASE STUDY: Managing Vulnerable Water Resources on Majuro Atoll

Water supplies on small, low-lying atoll islands are extremely vulnerable to drought and to saltwater inundation. Integrated management is critical for water security [...]

December 4, 2012

CASE STUDY: Using Climate Forecasts to Save Money and Protect Human Health

PVT Land Company saw a forecast from NOAA for the upcoming season and moved quickly to make upgrades to handle heavy rains [...]

December 4, 2012

CASE STUDY: Climate change likely to intensify freshwater disputes in Hawai`i

Hawai‘i has a history of intense legal fights over water. While some policy tools (such as the Public Trust) may help resolve these conflicts, it is likely that disputes will multiply and intensify as demand for water increases, possibly in the face of diminishing supply. [...]

December 4, 2012