International law aspects of sea level rise
This legal study is based on Legal Dimensions of Sea Level Rise: Pacific Perspectives which was published on June 29, 2021. The original version provided an assessment of key legal frameworks and policy
Pacific Islands
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Pacific Islands meteorological services in action: a compendium of climate services case studies
The “Pacific Islands Meteorological Services in Action” Compendium which was compiled by SPREP-FINPAC Project in partnership with World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Climate and Oceans Support Programme
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Climate finance in the Pacific: an overview of flows to the region’s Small Island Developing States
This paper presents an analysis of climate finance flows to Pacific Island states in 2010–2014, collectively and by country, as well as more recent data on flows from multilateral climate funds. The Small
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Renewable energy and sustainable development in Pacific Island countries
Renewable energy is a crucial step toward sustainable development in Pacific island countries (PICs). Asia has grown rapidly in the past 2 decades and accounts for an increasing share of global investment,
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Regional statement on the impacts of the 2015/16 El Niño and 2016/17 climate and tropical cyclone outlook for the Pacific Islands
The Pacific Island Climate Outlook Forum (PICOF) has issued its Regional climate outlook and tropical cyclone outlook for 2016/2017. The forum, which took place on 17th and 18th of October in Nadi, Fiji,
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Climate and disaster resilience
This report demonstrates how taking steps now to ensure that buildings and construction activities in the Pacific can better withstand climate change-related events will reduce impacts in future years.
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Vulnerability of Pacific Island agriculture and forestry to climate change
This research highlights the underlying resilience of Pacific agriculture to climate change, particularly for many of the region’s staple food crops. It identifies a range of potential response measures
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Climate change and Pacific Island food systems
Climate change in Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) is projected to have significant impacts, including rising sea-levels, more violent tropical cyclones and droughts. Fish stocks in the
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Precautionary management of deep sea mining potential in Pacific Island countries
A new World Bank report recommends that Pacific Island countries supporting or considering deep sea mining activities proceed with a high degree of caution to avoid irreversible damage to the ecosystem,
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Analyzing the economic costs and benefits of climate change adaptation options
The fourth publication in the USAID Adapt Asia-Pacific Adaptation Finance Knowledge Series presents the methodology used in the Pacific Cost-Benefit Analysis Initiative (P-CBA) training workshops, accompanied
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El Niño strengthens in the Pacific: preparing for the impacts of drought
This publication reports on the current drought moving through the Pacific Islands, brought by one of the strongest El Niño events since record. It describes regional environmental and sociopolitical impacts