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This collection contains outputs from the Pacific-Australia Climate Change Science and Adaptation Planning (PACCSAP) programme.

The PACCSAP programme (2011-2015) supported 14 Pacific Island countries to build resilience to current and future climate risks through improved science and data, increased awareness of climate change and its impacts, and better adaptation planning. It delivered a range of successful projects with country governments, regional organisations and other development partners.

The programme responded to the serious and immediate challenges Pacific Islands face from the impacts of climate change, and the need for climate data and information in the Pacific region. It built on the success of the earlier Pacific Adaptation Strategy Assistance Program (PASAP) and Pacific Climate Change Science Program (PCCSP), and ran concurrently with the East Timor Climate Change Science Program.

PACCSAP was implemented by the Australian Department of the Environment in partnership with CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM). It was funded from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) aid budget.

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Storm surge and extreme sea level risk analysis in Apia, Samoa: Aerial maps displaying projected inundation of Apia, Samoa, from storm surge at different time periods under different sea level-rise scenarios
Naro Hill to Lambi Road Rehabilitation: Climate Risk and Adaptation Assessment: This report details the application of a risk assessment process to the Naro Hill to Lambi Road Rehabilitation project in Solomon Islands.
Lambulambu Wharf Rehabilitation: Climate Risk and Adaptation Assessment: This report details the application of a risk assessment process to the Lambulambu Wharf Rehabilitation project in Solomon Islands.
Taro Airstrip, Choiseul Province: Climate Risk Assessment: This climate change risk assessment considers the potential climate change impacts that may affect the operation of the existing Taro airstrip, located in Choiseul Province of the Solomon Islands.
Storm Tide Risk Assessment and High Resolution Modelling of Historic Tropical Cyclone Storm Tides in Nadi Bay, Fiji: This report provides information on coastal sea levels along the Nadi coastline during tropical cyclones.
Tropical Cyclone Storm Tides in Nadi Bay, Fiji: Summary for Policy Makers: Summary of storm tide modelling results for Nadi Bay, considering future climate conditions, in order to inform flood risk mitigation measures for the township.
The Cook Islands planning to get more cyclone savvy: News article with information on how Australian Government-funded research is helping the Cook Islands understand how to adapt its infrastructure and plan for more intense cyclones and extreme weather.
A national approach to managing climate change in the Cook Islands: Report describing the Joint National Disaster Risk Management and climate change Adaptation Plan (JNAP) produced by the Cook Islands Government in response to climate change, increased risks of extreme weather events and natural disasters.
Preparing a nation for the impacts of climate change: implementing national plans and policies in the Cook Islands: This brochure details how the Cook Islands Government has reviewed its climate change and disaster risk activities and is implementing a coordinated and strategic approach to manage the risks from climate change, extreme weather events and natural disasters.
Planning for climate change in the Cook Islands: Video (English with English Subtitles) - This video details how the Cook Islands Government worked with the Australian Government's Pacific Adaptation Strategy Assistance Program to adapt to climate change and implement a coordinated and strategic approach to manage the risks from climate change, extreme weather events and natural disasters.
Securing food resources in the Federated States of Micronesia: Report describing the importance of food security and how the Federated States of Micronesia is working to identify adaptive solutions for agriculture and the community.
Securing food resources against the impacts of climate change in the Federated States of Micronesia: Poster summarising the "4 page case study: Securing food resources in the Federated States of Micronesia" illustrating information on background, research, field trials, results and adaptation.
17,000 remote islanders take action against climate change: News article with information on how Australian researchers have worked with the people of Roviana, Solomon Islands, to identify ways to better adapt to the changes that local communities are experiencing due to climate change; and the development of the Roviana climate change Resilience Plan 2013-2017.
Adapting to climate change in remote Roviana - Building resilience: Report describing how coastal erosion and rising sea levels are effecting the community of Roviana, Solomon Islands, and the community-based adaptation options that have been created to protect homes and resources.
A community-based approach to adapting to climate change - Roviana region, Solomon Islands: Brochure describing how climate change is affecting the community of Roviana, Solomon Islands, and the how the community based action plan can help reduce the effects of climate change and protect their homes and local resources.
Remote communities in Solomon Islands tackle climate change: Video (English with English Subtitles) - This video details how the community in Roviana, Solomon Islands, together with scientists and local organisations, worked with the Australian Government's Pacific Adaptation Strategy Assistance Program to adapt to climate change.
Securing groundwater in Timor-Leste no longer a pipe dream: News article describing the use and vulnerability of groundwater in Timor Leste.
Securing groundwater in Timor-Leste in a changing climate: Report describing the importance of groundwater in Timor-Leste and the steps the local government is taking to ensure that there is a secure and clean water supply in the future.
Water science helps secure groundwater for Timor-Leste: Report describing the importance of groundwater in Timor-Leste and how population growth and changes brought on by climate change are putting this resource at risk. The local government is taking action to ensure that there is a secure and clean water supply in the future.
Securing groundwater in Timor-Leste: Video (English with English subtitles) - This video details how Timor-Leste's communities, together with scientists and local organisations, worked with the Australian Government's Pacific Adaptation Strategy Assistance Program to protect it's groundwater resources against Climate Change.
Climate Change Adaptation in the transport sector - guidance manual for Solomon Islands: Guidance Manual, Report and Excel-based climate risk screening tools created to support the consideration of Climate Change in designing and maintaining transport infrastructure across Solomon Islands.
Climate Resilient Road Standards (CRRS) Project Phase 2: Vulnerability Mapping report: This report documents the vulnerability mapping undertaken as part of the Climate Resilient Road Standards Project. It outlines both the methodology adopted and provides a summary of key outputs from this process.
Vanuatu Resilient Roads Manual: a Design Guide for Low Volume Rural Roads in Vanuatu based on Accessibility, Security and Sustainability: A Design Guide for Low Volume Rural Roads in Vanuatu, developed to provide guidelines for appropriate methods of road engineering.
Vanuatu Resilient Roads Manual - Succinct Practical Guide: A summary of the Vanuatu Resilient Roads Manual, developed as a 'user friendly version' that can be used for training and ongoing capacity building of climate resilient considerations for road design.
Screening Methodology for Climate Resilient Roads: GIS Layers showing vulnerabilities and catchment areas. Flood heights were calculated using EXCEL files and IDF curves.
The Climate Resilient Road Standards Project: an initiative funded by the PACCSAP Program, Australian Department of Environment, in cooperation with the Government of Vanuatu: This document is a summary for policy makers and provides a snapshot of the main achievements of the Climate Resilient Road Standards project. It aims to raise awareness of the project both within Vanuatu and in the region and provide momentum for future engagement of other communities facing similar issues.
Thankyou for having your say on the Choiseul Township Climate Change Project! Community booklet - March 2014: Community information booklet from the Choiseul Township Climate Change Project team who visited Taro Island and surrounding villages. This booklet is from March 2014 and is written in English
Thankyou for having your say on the Choiseul Township Climate Change Project! Community booklet - May 2014: Community information booklet from the Choiseul Township climate change Project team who visited Taro Island and surrounding villages. This booklet is from May 2014 and is written in English.
Tenkiu lo toktok stori blo iufala lo Lauru Township Climate Change Projek! Kommuniti Buklet – May 2014 (Thankyou for having your say on the Choiseul Township Climate Change Project! Community booklet - May 2014 - in Pidgin): Community information booklet from the Choiseul Township climate change Project team who visited Taro Island and surrounding villages. In Pidgin.
Climate Change Adaptation Plan Choiseul Bay Township - Solomon Islands - Summary Booklet: This report provides an overview focusing on the practical actions needed over the next few decades in order to mitigate existing and future climate change risks to Choiseul Bay communities.
Integrated climate change Risk and Adaptation Assessment to Inform Settlement Planning in Choiseul Bay, Solomon Islands - Final Report: The Risk and Adaptation Assessment final report provides guidance on future development and management of existing development on Taro Island in order to address natural hazards both now and in the future (i.e. including climate change, and especially sea level rise).
Choiseul Bay Township Climate Change Project: Factsheet summarising the Choiseul Bay Township Climate Change Project which assessed current and future hazards for the communities on Taro and Supizae islands.
Project data: Taro-Choiseul values: Data collection contains values to villages (communities living on Taro, Supizae Islands, Choiseul Province, Solomon Islands)
Project data: Taro-Choiseul Tsunami Hazard: Data collection contains models of predicted water level heights caused by tsunami.
Project data: Taro-Choiseul Tide Hazard: Current and future tide levels and coastal inundation extent to HAT. Projected tidal extent for 2055 and 2090.
Project data: Taro-Choiseul Survey Data: Data collection contains survey data collected on Taro Island and Choiseul
Project data: Taro-Choiseul Storm Surge Hazard: Data collection contains models of predicted water level heights caused by flooding and storm surge for Choiseul Bay, Solomon Islands.
Project data: Taro-Choiseul Shoreline Retreat: Data collection contains future shoreline affected by sea level rise and shoreline erosion for Choiseul Bay, Solomon Islands.
Project data: Taro-Choiseul Risk: Data collection contains areas of possible temporary and permanent risk for Choiseul Bay, Solomon Islands.
Project data: Taro-Choiseul Digital Elevation Model: Data collection contains elevation/bathymetry at Taro, Choiseul, Solomon Islands.
Airborne Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) factsheets: Factsheet style brochures on the Pacific-Australia Climate Change Science Adaptation Planning (PACCSAP) Airborne Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) activities for four countries - Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea (2), Samoa and Tonga
Regional coastal susceptibility assessment for the Pacific Islands: Technical Report: This coastal susceptibility assessment technical report is intended to assist in understanding the dimensions of island- and coastal-change for more efficient adaptive management and planning in the Pacific.
Regional coastal susceptibility assessment for the Pacific Islands: Summary Report: This report summarises the Regional Coastal Susceptibility Assessment for the Pacific Islands Technical Report, which describes the development of a regional coastal vulnerability framework that demonstrates the relative sensitivities of different islands in the Pacific to coastal change.
Classifying Pacific islands: An earth-science-based classification of islands within the Pacific Basin resulted from the preparation of a database describing the location, area, and type of 1779 islands. The principal aim of the classification is to assess the spatial diversity of the geologic and geomorphic attributes of Pacific islands.
Island types in the Pacific Region - Sheet 1 of 3: Map showing islands in the Pacific categorised into eight broad types: composite high, composite low, limestone high, limestone low, volcanic high, volcanic low, continental and reef island. A 30m cut-off was used between high and low islands. Map 1 of 3.
Indicative susceptibility of island types to climate change based on island type, area, maximum elevation and circularity - Sheet 2 of 3: An index of indicators of potential structural change of islands due to meteorological and oceanographic processes in the Pacific. This map was derived using island variables such as lithology, area, maximum elevation and circularity. This index helps to quickly identify islands most susceptible to environmental change. Map 2 of 3.
Geomorphic sensitivity of islands in the Pacific Region to climate change - Sheet 3 of 3: Map showing the geomorphic sensitivity of islands in the Pacific region to climate change. Map 3 of 3.
Atoll Island Hydrogeology and Vulnerability to Seawater Intrusion: a Literature Review (Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability Assessment (BIVA)): This literature review was to collate and understand important information on the processes related to the occurrence of fresh groundwater lenses (FGLs) on atoll islands.
Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability Assessment Shoreline Change Mapping: Report summarises activities conducted to analyse historical shoreline changes using the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) software
Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability Assessment Topographic Survey Report: Detailed topographic survey of Bonriki, Kiribati, associated shallow reef flat and reef slope.
Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability Assessment Single Beam Survey: Report provides a summary of the bathymetric survey activities undertaken for the lagoon and reef area surrounding Bonriki.
Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability Assessment Land Use Mapping: Report summarising the land use planning activities undertaken as part of the Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability Assessment (BIVA) project.
Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability Assessment - Assessment of sea-level rise and inundation effects on Bonriki Freshwater Lens, Tarawa Kiribati - Groundwater Modelling report: This report is to provide a summary of the methodology and results of numerical groundwater modelling activities undertaken as part of the Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability (BIVA) project activities.
Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability Assessment - Groundwater Field Investigations - Bonriki Water Reserve, South Tarawa, Kiribati: This report provides a summary of the field investigation activities and data collected ,including borehole monitoring, EM34 and resistivity surveys that was conducted for the Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability (BIVA) project.
Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability Assessment - Oceanographic Data Acquisition: This record holds a report of the oceanographic campaign activities and oceanographic data acquired from the lagoon and reef environment surrounding that was undertaken in Kiribati, Tarawa Atoll, Bonriki as part of the coastal component of the Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability (BIVA) project conducted from 2013 to 2015.
Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability Assessment - Development of severe and extreme scenarios of wave and water level through statistical analysis and numerical modelling Bonriki, Tarawa, Kiribati: This report provides details of the work undertaken as part of the Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability (BIVA) project to develop probabilistic inundation scenarios to be fed into the inundation model for Bonriki. This work was undertaken in Kiribati, Tarawa Atoll, Bonriki as part of the coastal component of the BIVA conducted from 2013 to 2015.
Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability Assessment - Inundation Modelling of Bonriki Islet, Tarawa, Kiribati: This record holds a report providing an insight into the development of the inundation model as well as the analysis of the outcome of the probabilistic inundation hazard assessment of Bonriki activities undertaken in Kiribati, Tarawa Atoll, Bonriki as part of the coastal component of the Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability (BIVA) project conducted from 2013 to 2015.
Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability Assessment - Project Stakeholder Engagement Activities: This report provides a summary of the stakeholder engagement activities undertaken as part of the BIVA project, and documents key lessons learned and outcomes from these activities.
Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability Assessment - Economic analysis of water management options for impacts from inundation and climate variability under current abstraction rates, Bonriki water reserve, South Tarawa, Kiribati: Report summarising results of cost benefit analysis to provide information to the Government of Kiribati on the potential costs, benefits and policy issues related to freshwater management options for the Bonriki Water Reserve.
Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability Assessment - Economic analysis of water management options for impacts from inundation, climate variability and high abstraction rates, Bonriki water reserve, South Tarawa, Kiribati: Report summarising results of Cost Benefit Analysis, developed to provide information to the Government of Kiribati on the potential costs, benefits and policy issues related to freshwater management options for the Bonriki Water Reserve.
Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability Assessment Summary Report: Report summarising the Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability Assessment (BIVA) project findings and recommendations, designed for policy makers.
Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability Assessment - Te ran bon te maiu (Water is Life) Documentary: Documentary video (Gilbertese with English subtitles) on the groundwater lens, impacts from anthropogenic and natural hazards and the vulnerability of the lens. Appropriate management and protection (full version).
Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability Assessment - Te ran bon te maui (Water is Life) Documentary - 5 min version: A short documentary summarising the Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability Assessment (BIVA) Project for development partners. (5 minute version)
Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability Assessment (BIVA) - Land Use Mapping Datasets: Datasets include aerial photographs and satellite images and GIS layers in raster formats interpreted from the raster images depicting land cover in Bonriki and land cover changes for the Bonriki survey area for different years.
Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability Assessment (BIVA) - Historical Pumping Steady State Calibrated Models: Historical Pumping Steady State Calibrated Models created for the Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability Assessment (BIVA) Project, used to simulate the processes in groundwater systems in Bonriki, Tarawa Kiribati from January 1997 to June 2014.
Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability Assessment (BIVA) - Groundwater geophysics database and associated map: Datasets from the groundwater investigations and analysis component, and coastal investigations and analysis component that were acquired under the Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability Assessment (BIVA) project.
Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability Assessment (BIVA) - Groundwater borehole physical data: Borehole data from Bonriki freshwater reserve. Includes time series for water level, conductivity and temperature for selected bores.
Current and future tropical cyclone risk in the South Pacific. Country risk profile: Cook Islands: This country risk profile quantifies the risks posed by tropical cyclone hazards (winds, floods, and storm surge) to assets, infrastructure and crops in the Cook Islands, under current and future climate scenarios.
Current and future tropical cyclone risk in the South Pacific. Country risk profile: Fiji: This country risk profile quantifies the risks posed by tropical cyclone hazards (winds, floods, and storm surge) to assets, infrastructure and crops in Fiji, under current and future climate scenarios.
Current and future tropical cyclone risk in the South Pacific. Country risk profile: Federated States of Micronesia: This country risk profile quantifies the risks posed by tropical cyclone hazards (winds, floods, and storm surge) to assets, infrastructure and crops in the Federated States of Micronesia, under current and future climate scenarios.
Current and future tropical cyclone risk in the South Pacific. Country risk profile: Niue: This country risk profile quantifies the risks posed by tropical cyclone hazards (winds, floods, and storm surge) to assets, infrastructure and crops in Niue, under current and future climate scenarios.
Current and future tropical cyclone risk in the South Pacific. Country risk profile: Palau: This country risk profile quantifies the risks posed by tropical cyclone hazards (winds, floods, and storm surge) to assets, infrastructure and crops in Palau, under current and future climate scenarios.
Current and future tropical cyclone risk in the South Pacific. Country risk profile: Papua New Guinea: This country risk profile quantifies the risks posed by tropical cyclone hazards (winds, floods, and storm surge) to assets, infrastructure and crops in Papua New Guinea, under current and future climate scenarios.
Current and future tropical cyclone risk in the South Pacific. Country risk profile: Samoa: This country risk profile quantifies the risks posed by tropical cyclone hazards (winds, floods, and storm surge) to assets, infrastructure and crops in Samoa, under current and future climate scenarios.
Current and future tropical cyclone risk in the South Pacific. Country risk profile: Solomon Islands: This country risk profile quantifies the risks posed by tropical cyclone hazards (winds, floods, and storm surge) to assets, infrastructure and crops in Solomon Islands, under current and future climate scenarios.
Current and future tropical cyclone risk in the South Pacific. Country risk profile: Timor-Leste: This country risk profile quantifies the risks posed by tropical cyclone hazards (winds, floods, and storm surge) to assets, infrastructure and crops in Timor-Leste, under current and future climate scenarios.
Current and future tropical cyclone risk in the South Pacific. Country risk profile: Tonga: This country risk profile quantifies the risks posed by tropical cyclone hazards (winds, floods, and storm surge) to assets, infrastructure and crops in Tonga, under current and future climate scenarios.
Current and future tropical cyclone risk in the South Pacific. Country risk profile: Tuvalu: This country risk profile quantifies the risks posed by tropical cyclone hazards (winds, floods, and storm surge) to assets, infrastructure and crops in Tuvalu, under current and future climate scenarios.
Current and future tropical cyclone risk in the South Pacific. Country risk profile: Vanuatu: This country risk profile quantifies the risks posed by tropical cyclone hazards (winds, floods, and storm surge) to assets, infrastructure and crops in Vanuatu, under current and future climate scenarios.
Current and future tropical cyclone risk in the South Pacific. Country risk profile: Marshall Islands: This country risk profile quantifies the risks posed by tropical cyclone hazards (winds, floods, and storm surge) to assets, infrastructure and crops in the Marshall Islands, under current and future climate scenarios.
Current and future tropical cyclone risk in the South Pacific: South Pacific regional risk assessment: This regional risk assessment quantifies the risks posed by tropical cyclone hazards (winds, flood and storm surge) to assets, infrastructure and crops across 14 Pacific Island countries and Timor-Leste, under current and future climate scenarios.
Assessment of Tropical Cyclone Risk in the Pacific Region: Technical Report: This technical report describes the data and methods used to evaluate datasets derived from general circulation models (GCMs), to inform tropical cyclone risk assessments for 14 Pacific Island countries and Timor-Leste.
Report on PACCSAP Science Symposium, Honiara, Solomon Islands, 13-15 March 2013: The Pacific-Australia Climate Change Science and Adaptation Planning (PACCSAP) Program Science Symposium was held in Honiara from 13 to 15 March 2013, as part of the Program’s ongoing work to communicate new climate science findings and to develop climate science capacity in key regional stakeholders in the Pacific and East Timor.
Report on PACCSAP Technical Training Workshop Honiara, Solomon Islands, 18-22 March 2013: The Pacific-Australia Climate Change Science and Adaptation Planning (PACCSAP) Science Program conducted the PACCSAP Technical Training Workshop in Honiara, Solomon Islands, from 18th to 22nd March 2013, as part of the Program’s ongoing work to develop science capacity in National Meteorological Services (NMSs) and other key stakeholders in the Pacific and East Timor.

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Emergency Management , Water Resources and Freshwater Biodiversity , Settlements and Infrastructure , Primary Industries , Terrestrial Biodiversity , Marine Biodiversity and Resources , Social, Economic and Institutional Dimensions

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