CLIMATE SCIENCE OF THE PACIFIC

The Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Center (PI-CASC) is a collaborative partnership between the US Geological Survey and a university consortium hosted by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, with the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo and the University of Guam, designed to support sustainability and climate adaptation in communities across the Pacific Islands.

WHAT WE DO

Our goal is to provide natural resource managers and cultural stewards in federal, state, and local arenas access to the best science available on climate change and other stressors impacting the region’s natural and cultural resources. Emphasizing cooperative efforts between researchers and managers, we aim to create actionable science and accessible products to use on real problems.

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PROJECTS

PI-CASC research generates actionable climate science within several key focus areas defined by regional stakeholder needs.

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PRODUCTS

PI-CASC strives to turn research results into usable products, providing resource managers the tools to address climate impacts.

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PROGRAMS

PI-CASC programs focus efforts on topics like co-production, student and regional capacity building, and stakeholder networking.

CLIMATE ADAPTATION

The Pacific Islands region is among the first to experience climate shifts and witness their socio-ecological effects. To adapt, we aim to understand these climate change impacts and identify effective adaptation strategies using cutting-edge research, regular dialogue with stakeholders and community members, and sharing of new and available online resources.

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CLIMATE CHALLENGES

Learn about some of the foremost climate challenges facing the Pacific region across land, sea, and sky.

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2018 STORY MAP

Explore the diversity of our research projects and learn more about our stakeholder-driven climate science.

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CLIMATE RESOURCES

Discover new resources for your climate adaptation needs in this curated selection of online sites and tools.

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OUTREACH

Connect through in-person and virtual workshops, interactive forums, webinars, and more.

LATEST NEWS
A man is seen underwater using an instrument on a crown of thorns starfish.
- Guam

PI-CASC fellow to conduct trainings on coral-killing starfish in Tonga

PI-CASC Climate Adaptation for Resource Management Fellow Farron Taijeron will be heading to Tonga this fall to train natural resource managers on removing crown of thorns starfish ...
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- Guam

Guam coral reef mapping continues, testing MiDAR technology

This summer, PI-CASC's Romina King co-led the third Guam Fluid Lensing Campaign mission, using cutting-edge remote sensing technology to produce high resolution maps of Guam’s coral reefs ...
AND EVENTS
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- USAPI, Virtual

Slice of PI-CASC October 2023 Seminar

Our October "Slice of PI-CASC" seminar will be presented by PI-CASC Graduate Scholar Paolo Marra-Biggs and his advisor, Dr. Rob Toonen, who will discuss their efforts to help protect giant clams in the waters of American Samoa by characterizing their populations using genetic analyses ...
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- Virtual

Pacific RISCC September Webinar – Presence and Trends of Invasive and Endemic Plant Species in Hawaiʻi

The September 2023 Pacific RISCC webinar featured a presentation on the changes in vegetation observed in Hawaiʻi from 2010-2019 by the USFS Forest Inventory & Analysis Program ...
TOOLS & RESOURCES
Sea-level Rise AR visualizer for PUHO

Fly over a future Pu’uhonua o Honaunua Park using this augmented reality app to see the effects of sea-level rise.

K-12 Education Hub

Visit this online resource for students and teachers to explore place-based climate science learning materials, tools, and data.

Pacific Islands Sea Level Rise Project Explorer

Explore this interactive tool presenting sea-level rise research projects and tools across the Pacific.