How is O‘ahu’s climate changing?
Climate Ready O‘ahu looks towards 2050 and what it takes to prepare O‘ahu for the risks we can reasonably expect by that time, based on the latest science and most accurate data that exists.
Read the Climate Risk Assessment.
“To establish the factual basis and broad impact of climate change, the City Climate Change Commission adopts this CLIMATE CHANGE BRIEF…” City and County of Honolulu Climate Change Commission. Climate Change Brief. 2018.
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Climate Ready O‘ahu Web Explorer
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O‘ahu’s Heat Vulnerability
Oʻahu’s Flood Vulnerability
New Heat Sensor Research Study
Learn the Lingo
resilience
the capacity of individuals, communities, institutions, businesses and systems within a city to survive, adapt, and thrive no matter what kinds of chronic stresses or acute shocks they encounter
adaptation
efforts to adjust existing systems in response to actual or expected climatic change impacts
shock
an acute natural or man-made event or phenomenon threatening major loss of life, damage to assets and a city’s ability to function and provide basic services, particularly for poor or vulnerable populations
mitigation
efforts to reduce or prevent emission of greenhouse gases
stress
a chronic (ongoing or cyclical) natural or man-made event or phenomenon that renders the city less able to function and provide basic services, particularly for poor or vulnerable populations, and which challenges the ability to perform during and after a shock
Climate Change Commission Guidance
The Honolulu Climate Change Commission is charged with gathering the latest science and information on climate change impacts to Hawai‘i and providing advice and recommendations to the mayor, City Council, and executive departments as they look to draft policy and engaged in planning for future climate scenarios and reducing Honolulu’s contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions.