Pacific Climate Change Science Program

Small islands around the world are facing serious and immediate challenges from climate change.

Many people living in the Pacific islands and East Timor report their climate is changing. Climate variability and change present challenges for economic activities, such as agriculture and tourism, as well as individual livelihoods and ecosystems..

Despite widespread international awareness of the impacts of climate change in this region there is only very limited specific scientific information available to these countries. Better scientific knowledge is urgently needed to adapt and plan for the future.

The Pacific Climate Change Science Program (PCCSP) is aiming to help fill this gap by examining past climate trends and variability and providing regional and national climate projections.

The PCCSP is actively engaging with 15 partner countries and regional stakeholders to build their capacity to effectively apply the results and to build the climate science knowledge base.