Collaborating for Success: Sustaining Water Supply on a Pacific Island
As El Niño can bring severe drying conditions to the islands of American Samoa, groups collaborated to ensure that decision makers have access to the local climate and water data they need to recognize—and prepare for—the threat of drought.
References:
- Dworsky, Michael, and Bismarck Crawley, 1999: America Samoa Country Report (PDF). Presented at the ENSO Impact Workshop held October 19–23, 1999, in Nadi, Fiji. Accessed 9 August 2017.
- Keener, V. W., J. J. Marra, M. L. Finucane, D. Spooner, and M. H. Smith, Eds., 2012: Climate Change and Pacific Islands: Indicators and Impacts. Report for the 2012 Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment. Washington, DC: Island Press.
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2015: Pacific Islands Climate Storybook (PDF). Accessed 3 August 2017.
- Pacific Islands Development Program, 1998: Drought conditions developing in American Samoa. Pacific Islands Report 05/19/98, accessed 9 August 2017.
Story Credit:
Marie McKenzie, University of Hawai‘i Geography Department, and Zena Grecni, Project Specialist for the Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA).
Banner Image Credit:
Si'u Point Trail, Ta'u Island, National Park of American Samoa, Department of the Interior, via Flickr. Used via a Creative Commons license, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
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23 April 2024 - 9:52am
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