Facilitating Adaptation in Montane Plants to Changing Precipitation Along an Elevation Gradient
Summary Can moving montane plants higher help ecosystems adapt to climate change? This project aims to determine how the survival and growth of [...]
Reports
Developing an agroforestry ‘dashboard’ for the Marshall Islands
Report Summary Traditional Marshallese agroforesty provides a good model for diverse and resilient crop production and is adapted to natural [...]
Climate Change Planning Technical Assistance in the U.S. Pacific Territories and Freely Associated States
Report Summary What are the existing climate-related activities, priorities and institutional frameworks for implementing climate change adaptations [...]
Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Native Plant Communities
Report Summary Where will sea level rise threaten native coastal plants and cultural assets? This project uses projections of sea‐level rise and [...]
Use of downscaled climate models to project future coral bleaching in Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Report Summary As coral reef areas become more affected by changing environmental conditions, detailed information about local-scale vulnerability [...]
Report from the Workshop on Climate Downscaling and Its Application in High Hawaiian Islands, September 16–17, 2015
Summary In the subtropical and tropical Pacific islands, changing climate is predicted to influence precipitation and freshwater availability, and [...]
Resilient Land and Waters Initiative
Report Summary President Obama has recognized Hawai‘i as one of several locations from across the nation where successful partnerships are working [...]
Developing a high-resolution elevation map for Majuro Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands
Report Summary Pacific atolls are at extreme and increasing inundation risk due to changing climate and sea level rise. Due to the low flat contours [...]
Valuing climate change impacts on coral reef ecosystem services
Summary Hawaiian coral reefs are of great ecological, cultural, and economic value, but they face serious threats including overfishing and pollution [...]
Empirical projection of future shoreline position change in the main Hawaiian Islands due to sea level rise
Summary The beaches of Kauaʻi and other Hawaiian Islands are highly important from cultural, ecological, and economic standpoints, but many are [...]
