Submitted by
senguptas
on Thu, 02/01/2018 - 09:38
General Information
Resolution
46514
Period covered
Activities to implement this Resolution from Activity Reports
| Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec | Activities Overview | Description | Status | Action |
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| Policy influencing/advocacy | This Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Adaptation Report (Report), initially mandated by Act 83 in 2014 (Hawaii Climate Change Adaptation Initiative) and expanded by Act 32 in 2017 (Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Initiative), provides the first state-wide assessment of Hawaii’s vulnerability to sea level rise and recommendations to reduce our exposure and sensitivity to sea level rise and increase our capacity to adapt to a changing climate. This report has allowed the State of Hawaii to incorporate priority guidelines that other island nations could utilize. It should be noted that this is a technical report, and not a plan. The report led to the creation of the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission which works to develop recommendations to provide guidance for State and County agencies, communities, and other stakeholders for improving Hawaii's capacity to adapt to sea level rise. | On-going | Full activity report | |
| Scientific/technical activities | This Report combines the best available science on climate change and sea level rise from sources such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment Report 5 (IPCC 2014), more recent scientific reports from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), as well as the best-available peer-reviewed scientific research articles. Continued efforts from the State and other regional stakeholders will help to bolster the report in the future by adapting to new science and new data. The Hawaii Climate Adaptation Framework was developed as a process for science-driven and stakeholder-informed analysis of sea level rise and other climate change-related issues - this framework was used to guide the development of this Report. | On-going | Full activity report |
Actors involved from Activity Reports
| IUCN Members | IUCN Commissions | IUCN Secretariat | Other non-IUCN related organisations |
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Challenges / lessons learned from Activity Reports
External link(s)
Report status
Published
I. IUCN Constituencies implementing this Resolution
IUCN Members
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH ( Germany )
B0E68EFB-0578-E111-8F39-002655853524
7C6EAC7E-B7A3-E011-96D3-002655853524
Fiji Department of Environment ( Fiji )
Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology ( Solomon Islands )
Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change & Communications (MEIDECC) ( Tonga )
Ministry of Climate Change, Meteorology, Natural Disaster, Environment and Energy ( Vanuatu )
IUCN Commissions
F517E09E-5094-E611-97F4-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations
Pacific Island Forum Secretariat (PIFS); Pacific Islands Climate Science Center (PICSC); State of Hawaii - Office of Planning (OP); University of Hawaii - School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST)
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Capacity-building
Policy influencing/advocacy
Scientific/technical activities
Describe the results/achievements of the activities
Members of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) have already developed a Framework for Resilience Development in the Pacific (FRDP), endorsed by Pacific Island Forum Leaders, which aims to provide an integrated approach to address climate change and disaster risk management in the region. The activity report submitted by CEM also refers to the technical work done by US-based members, including the preparation of the Hawaii Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Adaptation Report, which assesses the impacts of climate change on Hawaii, and provides recommendations and guidelines on climate adaptation that may also be of relevance and use to other Pacific island states.
Challenges/obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution and measures taken
Lack of sufficient data/funding has been identified as a challenge in implementing some of the technical work done in Hawaii
Future actions / activities needed for the implementation of this Resolution
The activity report submitted points to the need to develop additional regionally-specific climate action reports, as done in the case of Hawaii, which could be aggregated down the line and help guide regional planning and adaptation
Are these actions/activities planned?
No
III. Status of implementation
Implementation status of this Resolution
Underway: implementation well-advanced