Palau PACC Country Brief : Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change

Abstract

Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change ‘Land-to-Sea’ Approach to Climate Change Adaptation The Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) project is supporting the integration of climate change risks into policy frameworks and the implementation of community-based adaptation measures in 14 countries throughout the Pacific. These actions are intended to increase resilience in three key development sectors: water resource management, coastal zone management, and food production and food security. In the Republic of Palau, 350 islands in the far western Pacific Ocean, the PACC project focuses on the agricultural sector. PACC Palau is providing alternative solutions to current problems faced by farmers, including salt water inundation, the negative impacts of increase in sea surface temperature, and changes in ocean salinity in the Ngatpang State. The objective of the PACC Palau project is to test and introduce salt water tolerant taro varieties in order to reduce the impacts of climate change. I