Climate Adaptation Resources
ICAP develops adaptation strategies targeted to the needs of Hawaiʻi and other island communities. The following list includes relevant scientific, policy, and adaptation resources from around the world. We’ll update it often and encourage you to email us your ideas for additional resources at icap@hawaii.edu.
2011
- Marine Resource Management in the Hawaiian Archipelago: The Traditional Hawaiian System in Relation to the Western Approach
Jokiel, et al. – Journal of Marine Biology- State adaptation plan
- Acceleration of the contribution of the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets to sea level rise (Draft)
Rignot, et al. – University of California, JPL- Coastal management
- Climate change and anthropology: The importance of reception studies.
Rudiak-Gould, P. – Anthropology Today- Communication, Policy
2010
- Alaska’s Climate Change Strategy: Addressing Impacts in Alaska (Final Report & Appendicies)
Alaska’s Climate Change Sub-Cabinet, Adaptation Advisory Group- State adaptation plan
- Adaptive Watershed Planning and Climate Change
Arnold, C. A. – Environmental and Energy Law and Policy Journal- Freshwater, Adaptation strategies, Policy, Natural resources management
- Climate Change and Small island states: Power, Knowledge, and the South Pacific
Barnett, J. & J. Campbell- Adaptation strategies, Policy, Small island states
- Climate Change Impacts on International Seaports: Knowledge, Perceptions, and Planning Efforts Among Port Administrators
Becker, A., S. Inoue, M. Fischer, and B. Schwegler- Adaptation strategies, Communication, Vulnerability assessment, Coastal management
- After Copenhagen: Climate Governance and the Road Ahead
Busby, Joshua W. – International Institutions and Global Governance Program, Council on Foreign Relations- Policy, Finance
- CB Nex: Climate Change and Biodiversity Nexus
CB Nex – Ithaca Environmental Ventures, Ltd.- Terrestrial ecosystems, Natural resources management, Adaptation strategies
- Proceedings from the Sea Level Rise and Inundation Community Workshop, Lansdowne, MD, Dec 3-5, 2009.
Culver, M.E., J. R. Schubel, M.A. Davidson, J. Haines, and K.C. Texeira (editors) – NOAA, US Geological Survey- Coastal management, Adaptation strategies, Vulnerability assessment, Policy
- Regional Climate Change Effects: Useful Information for Transportation Agencies
Federal Highways Administration – Department of Transportation, Federal Highways Administration- Coastal management, Transportation, Vulnerability assessment
- “Climate Smart” Agriculture: Policies, Practices and Financing for Food Security, Adaptation and Mitigation
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)- Food and Agriculture, Policy, Finance, Adaptation strategies
- Indigenous Australians’ knowledge of weather and climate
Green, D., Jack Billy and Ali Tapi – Climate Change- Adaptation strategies, Indigenous knowledge
- An assessment of climate change impacts and adaptation for the Torres Strait Islands, Australia.
Green, D., L. Alexander, K. Mclnnes, J. Church, N. Nicholls and N. White – Climatic Change- Adaptation strategies, Indigenous knowledge, Vulnerability assessment
- Climate Proofing for Development: Adapting to Climate Change, Reducing Risk
Hahn, M. and A. Frode – GTZ on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development- Adaptation strategies
- Climate Savvy: Adapting Conservation and Resource Management to a Changing World
Hansen, L. J. and J. Hoffman – Island Press- Natural resources management, Terrestrial ecosystems
- Hawaiʻi Community Stewardship Directory
Hawaiʻi Coastal Zone Management Program- Natural resources management, Coastal management, Hawaii
- SIDS Policy & Practice: A Knowledge base on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States
International Institute for Sustainable Development – UN department of Economic and Social Affairs- Adaptation strategies, Policy, Small island states
- Ua ‘afa le Aso Stormy weather today: traditional ecological knowledge for weather and climate. The Samoa experience
Lefale, Penehuro Fatu – Climatic Change- Indigenous knowledge, Vulnerability assessment
- Global Warming’s Six Americas, January 2010
Leiserowitz, et al. – Yale University and George Mason University. New Haven, CT: Yale Project on Climate Change- Communication, Policy
- Advance Guard: Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation, Mitigation, and Indigenous Peoples
Mclean, Kristy Galloway – United Nations University, Traditional Knowledge Initiative, Darwin, Australia- Indigenous knowledge, Adaptation strategies
- Climate Smart Disaster Risk Management
Mitchell, Tom & Maggie Ibrahim – Climate Smart Disaster Risk Management- Coastal management, Adaptation strategies
- Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change
America’s Climate Choices Services – National Academy of Sciences- Policy, Vulnerability assessment, Adaptation strategies
- Advancing the Science of Climate Change
America’s Climate Choices Services – National Academy of Sciences- Policy
- Informing an Effective Response to Climate Change
America’s Climate Choices Services – National Academy of Sciences- Policy, Adaptation strategies
- Limiting the Magnitude of Climate Change
America’s Climate Choices Services – National Academy of Sciences- Policy, Adaptation strategies
- National Climate Adaptation Summit Report
National Climate Adaptation Summit Committee – University Corporation for Atmospheric Research- Policy
- Adapting to Climate Change: A Planning Guide for State Coastal Managers
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management- Coastal management, Policy, Adaptation strategies
- Informing Decisions in a Changing Climate
National Research Council of the National Academies- Policy
- Climate Change
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)- Coastal management, Hawaii, Small island states
- El Niño
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)- Coastal management, Hawaii, Small island states
- Sea Level Rise
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)- Coastal management, Hawaii, Small island states
- Climate Communications and Behavior Change: A Guide for Practitioners
Pike, Cara, Bob Doppelt, & Meredith Herr – The Climate Leadership Initiative- Policy, Communication
- PRiMO Pacific Partners Meeting 2010
PRiMO- Small island states, Hawaii
- Adapting to climate change and climate policy: progress, problems and potentials
Scott, D. and S. Becken – Journal of Sustainable Tourism- Policy, Adaptation strategies
- Climate Change and Public Health
US Centers for Disease Control- Human health, Vulnerability assessment
- A Method to Assess Climate-Relevant Decisions: Application in the Chesapeake Bay.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Policy, Adaptation strategies - Climate Change Indicators in the United States
US Environmental Protection Agency- Vulnerability assessment
- Asia-Pacific Regional Climate Change Adaptation Assessment Final Report: Findings and Recommendations
USAID- Vulnerability assessment, Adaptation strategies, Food and Agriculture, Coastal management, Natural resources management
- Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments: A Review of Water Utility Practices
Vogel, J. M. & J. B. Smith – Office of Water, Environmental Protection Agency- Vulnerability assessment, Freshwater
- Progress Report of the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force: Recommended Actions in Support of a National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
White House Council on Environmental Quality – Executive Office of the President of the United States- Policy, Adaptation strategies, Finance
- Climate, Carbon and Coral Reefs
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)- Marine ecosystems, Coastal management, Food and Agriculture, Natural resources management, Small island states
2009
- Voluntary Guidance for States to Incorporate Climate Change into State Wildlife Action Plans & Other Management Plans Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies- Marine Ecosystems, Terrestrial ecosystems, Adaptation strategies
- Climate Change and its Effects on Food & Agriculture in Hawaiʻi: Bibliography of Sources & References with Identified Vulnerabilities & Possible Adaptations
Bailey, Britt- Food and Agriculture, Vulnerability assessment, Adaptation strategies
- Climate Change and its Effects on Food & Agriculture in Hawaiʻi: Vulnerabilities and Adaptations
Bailey, Britt- Food and Agriculture, Vulnerability assessment, Adaptation strategies
- 2009 California Climate Adaptation Strategy
California Natural Resources Agency- State adaptation plans
- Confronting Climate Change: An Early Analysis of Water and Wastewater Adaptation Costs
National Associate of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) & Association of Metropolitan water Agencies (AMWA)- Freshwater, Vulnerability assessment, Adaptation strategies, Natural resources management
- The New Hampshire Climate Action Plan
New Hampshire (NH) Climate Change Policy Task Force – NH Department of Environmental Services- State adaptation plans
- Adaptation Planning – What U.S. States and Localities are Doing
Pew Center on Global Climate Change- State adaptation plans
- Adapting to Coastal Climate Change: A Guidebook for Development Planners
USAID; Prepared by the Coastal Resources Center – University of Rhode Island (CRC-URI) and International Resources Group (IRG)- NRES class, Small island states
2008
- “Chapter 8: Adaptation Stategies” in Florida’s Energy and Climate Action Plan
Florida Governor’s Action Team on Energy and Climate Change, Adaptation Technical Working Group- State adaptation plan
- Final Commission Report
Alaska Climate Impact Assessment Commission- Vulnerability assessment
- Are We Ready? Preparing for the Public Health Challenges of Climate Change
Balbus, J., K. Ebi, L. Finzer, C. Malina, A. Chadwick, D. McBride, M. Chuk, and E. Maibach – Environmental Defense Fund- Human health, Policy, Communication
- A Framework for Addressing Rapid Climate Change
Climate Change Integration Group, Oregon Global Warming Commission- State adaptation plans, Policy
- Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate. Regions of Focus: North America, Hawaiʻi, Caribbean, and US Pacific Islands
Climate Change Science Program [Thomas R. Karl, Gerald A. Meehl, Christopher D. Miller, Susan J. Hassol, Anne M. Waple, and William L. Murray (eds.)] – U.S. Climate Change Sciende Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research, Department of Commerce, NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center- Vulnerability assessment, Hawaii, Small island states
- Community-Based Adaptation to the Health Impacts of Climate Change
Ebi, Kristie L. and Jan C. Semenza – American Journal of Preventative Medicine- Human health, Adaptation strategies
- Climate Change and Food Security in Pacific Island Countries
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)- Food and Agriculture, Small island states
- Climate Change for Fisheries and Aquaculture
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)- Food and Agriculture, Marine ecosystems, Coastal management, Vulnerability assessment
- Climate Change and Water
IPCC (Bates, B.C., Z.W. Kundzewicz, S. Wu and J.P. Palutikof, Eds.) – IPCC- NRES class, Natural resources management, Freshwater
- “Comprehensive Strategy for Reducing Maryland’s Vulnerability to Climate Change, Phase I: Sea-level rise and coastal storms”
Maryland Commission on Climate Change, Adaptation and Response Working Group- State adaptation plans, Vulnerability assessment
- Mapping Climate Change Vulnerability in the Sydney Coastal Councils Group
Preston, B L, et al. – Prepared for the Sydney Coastal Councils Group by the CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship, Canberra, Australia- Vulnerability assessment
- Strategic Framework for Responding to Climate Change
US Forest Service- Natural resources management, Terrestrial ecosystems, Adaptation strategies
2007
- Florida’s Resilient Coasts: A State Policy Framework for Adaptation to Climate Change
Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions, Florida Atlantic University (CUESFAU) – Florida Atlantic University- State adaptation plans, Policy
- Climate Change and Coastal Management Decisions: Insights from Christchurch Bay, UK
Few, Roger, Katrina Brown, Emma L. Tompkins – Coastal Management- Coastal management
- Adaptation to Climate Change in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries: Perspective, Framework and Priorities
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Interdepartmental Working Group on Climate Change- NRES class, Food and Agriculture, Marine ecology, Natural resources management
- Preparing for Climate Change: A Guidebook for Local, Regional, and State Governments
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability and the Center for Science in the Earth System, University of Washington- Adaptation strategies, Policy, State adaptation plans
- Adaptation to Climate Change: International Agreements from Local Needs
Levina, Ellina – Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)- Adaptation strategies, Policy, Finance
- A Survey of Climate Change Adaptation Planning
Perkins, B., D. Ojima and R. Corell- Adaptation strategies
- Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in Small Island Developing States
UNFCCC- Adaptation strategies, Vulnerability assessment, Small island states
- Adapting to Climate Variability and Change: A Guidance Manual for Developers
USAID- Adaptation strategies, Vulnerability assessment, NRES class
2006
- Not If but When: Adapting to Natural Hazards in the Pacific Islands Region
Bettencourt et al. – The World Bank – East Asia and Pacific Region- Adaptation strategies, Policy, Small island states, Hawaii
- Climate Variability and Change and Their Potential Health Effects in Small Island States: Information for Adaptation Planning in the Health Sector
Ebi, Kristie L., Nancy D. Lewis, Carlos Corvalan – Environmental Health Perspectives- Human health, Adaptation strategies, Vulnerability assessment, Small island states
- A Reef Manager’s Guide to Coral Bleaching
Marshall P.A. and Schuttenberg, H.Z. – Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Australia- Marine ecology, Natural resources management, Adaptation strategies
- Implementing Climate Change Adaptation in the Pacific Islands: Adapting to Present Climate Variability and Extreme Weather Events in Navua (Fiji)
Mataki, Melchior, Kanayathu Koshy, and Veena Nair – AIACC Project- Adaptation strategies, Indigenous knowledge, Small island states
2004
- Coral Reefs & Global Climate Change – Potential Contributions of Climate Change to Stresses on Coral Reef Ecosystems
Buddemeier, Robert W., Joan A. Kleypas, Richard B. Aronson – Pew Center on Global Climate Change- Coastal management, Marine ecosystems, Vulnerability assessment
- Adaptation Policy Frameworks for Climate Change: Developing Strategies, Policies, and Measures
Burton, Ian, Elizabeth Malone, and Saleemul Huq (co-authors); Bo Lim and Erika Spanger-Siegfried (eds.) – United Nations Development Programme- Adaptation strategies, Vulnerability assessment, Policy
2003
- Future climate change and regional fisheries: a collaborative analysis
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)- NRES class, Marine ecosystems, Food and Agriculture
- Buying Time: A User’s Manual for Building Resistance and Resilience to Climate Change in Terrestrial Ecosystems
Hansen, L. J., J. L. Biringer, and J. R. Hoffman (eds.) – World Wildlife Fund- Terrestrial ecosystems, Natural resources management
- Climate Change and Human Health – Risks and Responses. Summary
World Health Organization (WHO)- Human health, Vulnerability assessment, Adaptation strategies
2002
- Coastal and Marine Ecosystems & Global Climate Change – Potential Effects on U.S. Resources
Kennedy, Victor S., Robert R. Twilley, Joan A. Kleypas, James H. Cowan, Jr., Steven R. Hare – Pew Center on Global Climate Change- Coastal management, Natural resources management, Terrestrial ecosystems, Marine ecosystems, Vulnerability assessment