CASE STUDY: Fish populations respond to climate conditions
Download PDF (0.4 MB) Focus on Impacts Deanna Spooner (Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative) Fishing is a way of life in the Pacific Islands. [...]
Publications
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. [...]
CASE STUDY: Pacific coral reef management in a changing climate
Two climate-related phenomena - rising ocean temperatures and changing ocean chemistry - in conjunction pose a serious threat to the long-term survival of coral reef ecosystems in the Pacific Islands region. Coral reef managers in American Sāmoa are testing tools and technologies that could reduce these stresses. [...]
CASE STUDY: Mapping Sea-Level Rise in Honolulu
Download PDF (0.7 MB) Dolan Eversole (Sea Grant, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa) Charles Fletcher (SOEST, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa) Rising [...]
PIRCA Fact Sheet
In 2012 the Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA) produced a report on the state of climate change knowledge, indicators, impacts, and [...]
Future Rainfall Projections for Hawai’i
Summary How much rain, and where, will the Hawaiian Islands receive in the future? “Downscaling” global climate models to accurately reflect [...]
Ground Water on Tropical Pacific Islands—Understanding a Vital Resource
Summary To a casual observer, tropical Pacific islands seem idyllic. Closer scrutiny reveals that their generally small size makes them particularly [...]
The First National Climate Assessment Pacific Islands Report
In 1997, the United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) launched a series of [...]
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