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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 [...]

July 20, 2017

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 [...]

June 12, 2017

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 [...]

September 30, 2016

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 [...]

September 27, 2016

Preparing Fishponds for Climate Change in Moloka’i

Summary How can Moloka‘i’s traditional fishpond managers prepare for climate change? This project brings together Hawai‘i’s climate change [...]

July 25, 2016

Future Wind and Wave Projections for U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands

Summary How will the wave and wind patterns change in the Pacific? Using global climate projections to drive models of ocean wave generation, this [...]

October 1, 2015