Report of the Planning Workshop for the Kosrae, FSM Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change Project

One of the major concerns for Kosrae State’s development now and into the future is the risk
of climate change. The Fourth Assessment Report of the International Panel on Climate
Change states that the warming of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from
observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of
snow and ice, and rising global mean sea level1. Resilience and sustainability needs to be
systematically built into Kosrae’s key economic and climate sensitive sectors in order to
withstand current and future changes in climate. The vulnerability of Kosrae and other FSM
states is clearly documented in FSM’s Initial Communications to the Conference of the Parties
of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Other key
documents of importance on the issue are the State and National Sustainable Development
Strategies and other key regional documents such as the climate and disaster frameworks.

Proceedings from a workshop held in Kosrae 24th-27th July

Call Number: [EL]

Physical Description: 17p.