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Planning for Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation Strategies for Small Islands Makena Coffman Assistant Professor Department of Urban & Regional Planning How and Why to Reduce GHG Emissions? • Hawaii is 0.3% of US GHG Emissions – Leadership Role in the U.S. & Pacific • ACT 234 – – – – 2nd State to legislate Kyoto-like measures Market-Based Mechanisms Minimize Leakage Challenges of Islands (imports, smaller markets) Planning for Changing Ecosystems & Infrastructure • Climate change is going to happen • Public Benefits Fund • Adjustment costs – Natural Resource & Infrastructure Management – Anticipate a changing economy • Tourism • High dependence on imports – Challenges facing many Pacific Islands • Acting under uncertainty – ex: hurricanes Role of Planning • • • • Still in the mitigation game IPCC: 7 years Start planning for likely scenarios Theory of Change - Kanu Hawaii – personal, business, government “Be the change you want to see in the world” -Gandhi
