Trip Report - Climate and Sea Level Monitoring in Kosrae to underpin infrastructure decision-making and design

Location

SPREP LIBRARY

Author(s)

Andrew Willsman

Publisher

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change Programme (PACC)

Publication Year:

2012

Publication Place

Christchurch, New Zealand

Physical Description:

44 p.

Call Number

[EL]

Collection

Climate Change Resilience

Material Type

Report

Language

English

Record ID:

38150

Legacy PEIN ID:

78166

General Notes

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Subject Heading(s)

Kosrae

Climate Change Adaptation

Sea level monitoring

infrastructure design

infrastructure decision-making

Okat Airport high intensity rainfall monitoring

Solar radiation

Lelu sea level station

Wailung Site Installation

Utwe Site Installation

Coastal erosion monitoring network

Neon logger

PACC

Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)

Abstract

This report summarizes the installation of sea-level and climate monitoring equipment and associated activities as one component of the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) demonstration project on Kosrae. This purpose of this component is to provide adequate baseline monitoring on Kosrae to ensure fit-for-purpose climate-related information is available to inform future climate sensitive decision-making and planning.

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