From drought to sea level rise, island communities are some of the hardest hit by environmental impacts. That’s why they are working on solutions — using data and science to preserve and protect nature and the people who call these places home.
While Hawaii has definitely seen the impacts of climate change, such as waves eating away at shorelines to extremely dry conditions throughout the islands, similar situations are also being felt in neighboring nations in the Pacific.
Kevin Petrini, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative for the Federated States of Micronesia, recently sat down with HNN’s “Repairing Earth” podcast to talk about some of the threats these countries face and innovative solutions they’ve created.