Transcript The Pacific Climate Change portal project

Secretariat of the
Pacific Regional
Environment
Programme
The Pacific Climate Change Portal
Project
Mary Lou Cumberpatch
NOAA Central Library
Peter Murgatroyd
SPREP
IAMSLIC Conference
September 14-18, 2008
Climate change impacts in the Pacific
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Impacts of sea level rise - storm surges, coastal erosion , resettlement
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Increased incidence of extreme events such as floods, droughts and
cyclones which threaten freshwater supply.
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Reefs and Marine Resources will be adversely affected. Increased in
ocean temperatures , coral bleaching, progressive acidification of
oceans.
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Agriculture will be affected. Coastal plains, where most of our
agriculture is based, can be salinised due to sea-level rise and become
less productive. Increased natural disasters will damage crops and
warmer, wetter climate will favour the breeding of pests.
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Disease prevalence will increase as warmer, wetter conditions favour
the breeding of disease carrying insects such as mosquitoes (spreading
dengue and malaria) and aquatic pathogens such as giardia.
The problem
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Gaps in information
Information is scattered
Information overload
Lack of integration of information
amongst key stakeholders
• Multiple information needs
• Multiple information users
Information Needs
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Climate and Ocean Data
GIS / Mapping Information for the region
Forecasting tools
Access to Research Output & Analysis
Case Studies
Practical Guidelines
Lessons Learned
Traditional knowledge and practices
Multiple user groups
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Policy makers
Meteorological officers
Coastal managers
Resource sector – agriculture, fisheries,
forestry
• NGOs
• Community & Grassroots
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Currently a number of resource access
points for Pacific climate information
• Pacific Islands Global Climate Observing System (PI-GCOS)
• Pacific Island Global Ocean Observing System
(PI-GOOS)
• Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PI-OOS)
• Pacific Regional Environment Programme Climate Change
Portal
• NOAA Climate Resources
• WWF Pacific Climate Change Portal
• Pacific Climate Information Service (PaCIS)
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Pacific Islands Global Climate Observing
System (PI-GCOS): http://pi-gcps.org/
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• About PI-GCOS
PI-GCOS Action Plan
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• PI-GCOS is coordinated by the Secretariat of the
Pacific Regional Environment Programme
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• Apia, Samoa
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• Accessibility for users with disabilities
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Pacific Island Global Ocean Observing
System
http://www.sopac.org/tikiindex.php?page=Pacific+Island+Global+Ocean+Observing+System+PI+GOOS
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
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http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pacioos/
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Pacific Regional Environment Programme
Climate Change Portal
http://www.sprep.org/climate_change/
NOAA Climate Change Resources
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WWF Pacific Climate Change Portal
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http://www.wwfpacific.org.fj/what_we_do/climate_change/
index.cfm
Pacific Climate Information Service (PaCIS)
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http://www.ideademo.org/pacis/index.php
The challenge
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• The development of an integrated interagency Pacific climate change portal
that provides access to all relevant
resources in a format that meets the
varied information needs of a wide range
of users
Key Players
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SPREP
SOPAC
NOAA
East-West Centre
WWF Pacific
WMO Pacific
UNESCO Pacific
PI-GCOS, PI-GOOS, PacIOOS
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The way forward
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• Inter-agency Meetings scheduled as part
of Pacific Climate Roundtable [Apia,
Samoa. Oct. 2008]
• Project will be housed on the IPRC server
at the University of Hawaii
• Portal will use Joomla interface
• Partners will be encouraged to
contribute and maintain information
resources hosted on the regional portal
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The NOAA Climate Change Portal
Project
• Targets coastal managers in the Pacific
Region
• Partnership between OCRM, Coastal
Services Center and NOAA Library
• Pilot project
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NOAA Project Goals
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• Enable coastal managers to incorporate
readily accessible climate information
and tools into their decision-making
processes
• Promote enhanced communication and
collaboration in the Pacific region
• Replicate the portal design in other
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The Audience
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• Focus on American Samoa and Samoa
• Pacific Islands
• Expand to cover US regions
The Process
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• Identifying Needs
• Coastal managers in American Samoa
and Samoa
• Coastal managers stateside
 Identifying
Resources
• Interviewing NOAA employees and
others
• Internet and journal searches
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Resource Types
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Case Studies
Handbooks and Guidance Documents
Decision Support Tools
Methodologies for assessing vulnerability
Traditional Knowledge and practices
Monitoring and mapping products
Peer-reviewed literature
Model legislation, policies, and regulations
Links to education and training opportunities
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Virtual Library Technology
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• Joomla interface
• Open source
• Manage website easily
• Many extensions available
• JabRef bibliography reference manager
• BibTex open source text-based format
• Z39.50 protocol to search NOAA
Libraries’ Catalog
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Database Record Fields
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• Database fields include:
• title, creators, program affiliation,
publication date, brief description, full
abstract, period of record, language,
resource type, rights, resource
category, language, theme/topic,
expert contact info,sector, geographic
coverage, URI
IAMSLIC Role
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• IAMSLIC members in the Pacific can provide feedback to
the Portal team – we want to avoid duplication of effort
• The team welcomes comments and suggestions – how
can this project complement and support other efforts in
the Pacific
• What products do Pacific Islanders need from NOAA to
help adapt and cope with climate change?
• The team would welcome volunteers to test usability of
both Portal and Virtual Library
Climate Change Portal Team Contacts
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• NOAA
• Carrie Hall - OCRM/Coastal Programs
(301) 563-1135 or [email protected]
• Mary Lou Cumberpatch - NOAA Central Library
• (301) 713-2600 x 129 or [email protected]
• Stephanie Fauver - Coastal Services Center
• (843) 740-1287 or [email protected]
• PaCIS
• Eileen Shea (NOAA National Climatic Data Center/IDEA Center) [email protected]
• SPREP
• Peter Murgatroyd – Information Resource Centre Manager –
[email protected]
Anticipated Release Date: End of 2008 / Early 2009
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Secretariat of the
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Thanks for your attention
Any Comments or Questions?
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