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FileSPREP - Strategic Action Programme(SAP) for International Waters of Pacific Islands. 1997. (300 KB)
This Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for International Waters of the Pacific Islands Region was initiated and developed by the thirteen Pacific Island States participating in the work of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). It represents a pioneering effort by our group of small island developing states (SIDS) to integrate our national and regional sustainable development priorities with shared global environmental concerns for protecting International Waters. (p. 3)
FileTowards a Pacific Focus on Climate Change
Climate change is one of the most serious threats to the sustainable development of Pacific island communities and nations. Although climate change affects the entire world, the Pacific islands region is among the most vulnerable.
FileThe Cook Islands—Climate Risk Profile
The likelihood (i.e., probability) components of climate-related risks in the Cook Islands are evaluated, for both present-day and future conditions. Changes into the future reflect the influence of global warming. The risk events for which current and future likelihoods are evaluated are extreme rainfall events (both hourly and daily), drought, high sea levels, strong winds, and extreme high air temperatures. Tropical cyclone frequencies over the past century are also examined. Some climate-related human health and infrastructure risks are also investigated.
FileFederated States of Micronesia —Climate Risk Profile
The risks evaluated are extreme rainfall events (both hourly and daily), drought, high sea levels, strong winds, and extreme high air temperatures. Projections of future climate-related risk are based on the output of global climate models, for given emission scenarios and model sensitivity. With the exception of maximum wind speed, projections of all the likelihood components of climate-related risk show marked increases as a result of global warming.
FileClimate Risk Profile-Palau
It is recognized by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that developing countries particularly Small Island Developing States are particularly vulnerable to climate change (IPCC AR4, 2007). The future of many Pacific Island nations is already being shaped by climate change events. According to McKenzie et al (2005), the total replacement costs for Cyclone Heta in Niue were estimated to be almost 200 percent of the annual GDP. The effects of climate change, and the need for concerted and coordinated action to address its effects, are no longer a matter of political debate. For some Pacific Island countries, it is a question of survival.
FileClimate Risk Profile-Marshall Islands
It is recognized by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that developing countries particularly Small Island Developing States are particularly vulnerable to climate change (IPCC AR4, 2007). The future of many of our island nations is being shaped by climate change events. The effects of climate change, and the need for concerted and coordinated action to address its effects, are no longer a matter of political debate. For some Pacific Island countries, it is a question of survival.
FileClimate Risk Profile-Niue Islands
Niue is the world’s largest and highest single coral atoll situated in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (19’S, 169’W), with a land area 259 km2. It is approximately 480 km east of Tonga, 930 km west of Rarotonga and 660 km southeast of Western Samoa. Within its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of 39,000 km2, Niue has two reef atolls, Antiope and Beveridge, visible only at low tide, from which commercial fishing is banned. However, a number of seamounts also exist and these attract plentiful fish.
FileClimate Risk Profile-Nauru
Nauru is an isolated, uplifted limestone island located 41 km South of the equator at 0o 32' South latitude and 166o 56' East longitude. It is some 2000 km East-Northeast of Papua New Guinea, 4450 km South-Southeast of the Philippines and an equal distance to the Southwest of Hawaii. The nearest island is Banaba (Ocean Island), 300 km due East, which is part of the Republic of Kiribati. The main islands of Kiribati lie a further 400 km to the East.
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