Small Island States Resilience Initiative

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Small Islands (Chapter 29 of the fifth IPCC report)
Synthesis of expected climate change impacts and vulnerability of the small islands
Authors: Nurse L. and McLean R. et al., IPCC


Many Atolls may be Uninhabitable within Decades due to Climate Change
Recent publication modeling wave run-up and flooding due to sea level rise on atolls 
Authors: Storlazzi, C. D., Elias E. P. L and  Berkowitz P.


Future Wave and Wind Projections for United States and US-Affiliated Pacific Islands
Wave and wind modeling for northern Pacific Island region (includes FSM, RMI, Palau and U.S. Territories
Authors:  US Department of Interior, US Geological Survey


Climate Variability, Extremes and Change in the Western Tropical Pacific 2014
Scientific understanding (in 2014) of large-scale climate processes, observations, extremes and projections in the western tropical Pacific.
Authors: Australian Government and Australian Aid


Exposure of coastal built assets in the South Pacific to climate risks
Descriptions of the spatial repartition of the built infrastructure and its exposures in 12 Pacific Island Countries
Authors: Kumar L. and Taylor S., 2015