Description of the Event Date when the trigger was met 2024-03-12 What happened, where and when? In September 2023, El Niño was confirmed by the weather services, raising concerns for the upcoming...
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Blue Pacific Continent Volume 2 Reference Book of National and Territorial Climate Change Risks and Plans, January 2024
INTRODUCTION This volume is intended as a companion to Blue Pacific Continent, Volume I – Primer on Pacific Regional Climate Change Action. This reference book offers an overview of Pacific countries...
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Blue Pacific Continent Volume 1 Primer on Pacific Regional Climate Change Action, January 2024
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The “Blue Pacific Continent” is both a mindset and a geographic region. The Southwest Pacific Ocean is home to more than two dozen island states and territories that range in size...
Federated States of Micronesia: Drought Imminent 2023 - DREF Operational Update (MDRFM002)
In September 2023, El Niño was officially declared in FSM, raising concerns for the upcoming months. The drying trend, intensifying from October to November, typically peaks in January after an El...
Climate Change in the Federated States of Micronesia: Indicators and Considerations for Key Sectors
New Report: Federated States of Micronesia Faces Stronger Storms, Health Threats, and Challenges for Atolls and Fisheries from Climate Change HONOLULU (July 18, 2023) – Stronger typhoons, growing...
Federated States of Micronesia: Disaster Management Reference Handbook (November 2022)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is an island country in the Pacific Ocean’s “Ring of Fire.” However, earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions pose a less frequent...
Climate Risk Country Profile - Micronesia
KEY MESSAGES The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) have experienced warming of around 0.7°C between 1980 and 2017. Future trends in warming are obscured by the inability of climate models to...
Federated States of Micronesia: Disaster Management Reference Handbook (November 2019)
Executive Summary The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is a Pacific Island country highly vulnerable to various natural disasters which are destructive, often unpredictable, and occur frequently...
Federated States of Micronesia: Disaster Management Reference Handbook 2016
Executive Summary A natural disaster is 30 times more likely to occur in the Pacific Islands than in the U.S. The pressing issues include the region’s vulnerability to disasters and the impacts of...