🌐IMSPARK: Leading Digital Pacific Tourism🌐

🌐Imagine… Leading Digital Pacific Tourism🌐

💡 Imagined Endstate:

A digitally connected Papua New Guinea, where local communities and entrepreneurs thrive through innovative tourism platforms, offering authentic cultural and ecological experiences to a global audience while preserving heritage and protecting the environment.

📚 Source:

Tourism Promotion Authority. (2025, January 15). TPA embraces PNG’s digital future for tourism. https://papuanewguinea.travel

💥 What’s the Big Deal:

Papua New Guinea's Tourism Promotion Authority (TPA) is embracing a digital revolution to empower local tourism operators and bring global visibility to PNG’s unique cultural and natural assets. By integrating digital tools 🖥️ into the country’s tourism strategy, the TPA is building a future where accessibility, storytelling, and sustainability go hand in hand.

Digital transformation opens up unprecedented opportunities for small and medium-sized tourism enterprises, helping them connect with travelers directly, improve service offerings 🏝️, and compete in global markets 📲. It also enhances the visitor experience through streamlined access to information, booking, and cultural insight.

For PI-SIDS, this model showcases how leveraging technology can reduce reliance on external intermediaries while amplifying indigenous narratives 🪢 and ensuring economic returns stay within the community 💼. It's not just about tourism—it's about identity, sovereignty, and resilience in an increasingly digital world.

#ImaginePacific, #DigitalTourism, #PapuaNewGuinea, #CommunityEmpowerment, #InnovationInTourism,#PI-SIDS, #SustainableTravel,#TPA,#Resilience, #CommunityEmpowerment, #IMSPARK,

🌊IMSPARK: Pacific Facing a Silver Tsunami with Resilience🌊

🌊Imagine… Facing a Silver Tsunami with Resilience🌊

💡 Imagined Endstate:

Pacific Island nations are equipped to meet the demands of an aging population, with strong eldercare systems, sustainable economic planning, and culturally rooted support structures that honor and protect their kupuna (elders) while fostering youth engagement and regional vitality.

📚 Source:

Rosenberg, M. (2024, March 13). Silver tsunami slows regional growth. Price County Review. https://www.apg-wi.com

💥 What’s the Big Deal:

The “Silver Tsunami,” a term used to describe the growing aging population, is not a future problem—it’s a present reality, especially in rural and island communities. For Pacific Island nations, the aging demographic intersects with limited healthcare access, workforce shortages, and the outmigration of youth. This creates a compounding challenge that puts both cultural continuity and economic sustainability at risk.

But it also opens a door for innovation. Strengthening intergenerational ties 🧓, investing in remote and community-based healthcare delivery 🏥, modernizing caregiving systems with local wisdom 🧭, and creating career pathways for youth in eldercare and public health 🎓 are all steps that can help Pacific Island communities manage this demographic wave.

Rather than being overwhelmed by the Silver Tsunami, PI-SIDS have the opportunity to become global examples of how to navigate aging with dignity, purpose, and adaptability. The key lies in balancing tradition with policy, data with humanity, and urgency with long-term vision.

#SilverTsunami, #Pacific, #Resilience, #Aging, #ElderCare, #WorkforceDevelopment, #CulturalContinuity, #ImaginePacific,#IMSPARK,

💰IMSPARKS: Funding as a Long-Term Investment, No Shortcuts💰

💰Imagine… Funding as a Long-Term Investment, No Shortcuts💰

💡 Imagined Endstate:

A future where federal funding is recognized as a vital strategic investment that strengthens national resilience, reduces public health risks, and reinforces U.S. leadership—especially in vulnerable regions like the Pacific Islands and underserved states.

📚 Source:

Díaz, L., & Patterson, K. (2024, February 6). The Consequences of a Federal Funding Freeze in the States. Center for American Progress. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-consequences-of-a-federal-funding-freeze-in-the-states/

💥 What’s the Big Deal?

Some may view federal aid and domestic program investments as unnecessary expenses or so-called “handouts”—but this perception is not only misguided, it’s dangerously short-sighted 🧠. For every dollar the federal government spends on state-level programs—whether it's healthcare access, education, emergency response, housing, or infrastructure—there’s a measurable return on investment.

In Pacific Island communities and underserved U.S. states, these funds reduce the probability of disease outbreaks 🦠, lower crime and instability 📉, increase employment and innovation 🚀, and build public trust in governance 🏛️. Most importantly, they help maintain the U.S. strategic presence in regions that might otherwise fall under the sway of foreign influence 🌐—a geopolitical concern especially pressing in the Pacific where rising powers are investing heavily.

When these vital investments are frozen or cut for political expediency, the long-term costs can be devastating:

🛑 Delayed disaster recovery

📉 Increased health disparities

🔄 Decreased public service performance

🌟 Lost opportunity to prevent tomorrow’s crises

In the end, the gains of today are not guaranteed for tomorrow. Preserving partnerships, ensuring stability, and bolstering resilience requires continuous, reliable investment—not reactionary cuts driven by political cycles.

#FedFunding, #StrategicInvestment, #PublicHealth, #PacificResilience, #GeopoliticalStability, #CommunityEmpowerment,#DOGE,#IMSPARK, 

🦠IMSPARK: United Against Leptospirosis 🦠

 🦠Imagine... United Against Leptospirosis 🦠

💡 Imagined Endstate: 

A Pacific where leptospirosis is effectively controlled through robust surveillance, community awareness, and integrated health strategies, ensuring healthier lives for all island residents.

📚 Source: 

Muñoz-Zanzi, C., Dreyfus, A., Limothai, U., Foley, W., Srisawat, N., Picardeau, M., & Haake, D. A. (2025). Leptospirosis—Improving Healthcare Outcomes for a Neglected Tropical Disease. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf035

💥 What’s the Big Deal? 

Leptospirosis, a bacterial zoonotic disease, poses a significant health threat in tropical regions, including the Pacific Islands. 🌴 The disease is transmitted from animals to humans, often during heavy rainfall when bacteria are washed into water sources. Despite causing over 1 million severe cases and approximately 58,900 deaths annually, leptospirosis remains underrecognized. 

In the Pacific, environmental conditions such as hot and humid climates, coupled with frequent heavy rainfall, create ideal settings for the spread of leptospirosis. 🌧️ Factors like male gender, age between 20 to 60 years, Indigenous ethnicity, and poverty increase vulnerability. Activities such as swimming, gardening, and having open skin wounds, along with environmental exposures to rodents, cattle, and pigs, further elevate the risk. 🐀🐖

The disease often goes undiagnosed due to overlapping symptoms with other tropical diseases and limited diagnostic facilities. Misdiagnosis can lead to severe health outcomes, including kidney damage, meningitis, liver failure, respiratory distress, and even death. 🏥

#Leptospirosis, #PacificHealth, #TropicalDiseases, #ZoonoticDiseases, #PublicHealth, #OneHealth,#GlobalHealthEngagement,#GlobalLeadership,#PISIDS,#IMSPARK,

🩺IMSPARK: Pacifc Advancing Cancer Equity in the Islands 🩺

 🩺Imagine… Pacific Advancing Cancer Equity in the Islands 🩺

💡 Imagined Endstate:

A Pacific where every island nation has equitable access to lifesaving cancer care, empowered by innovation, global support, and local commitment to medical resilience and dignity for all.

📚 Source: 

 Swabey-Van de Borne, E., & Lee, P. (2025, February 7). How Rays of Hope is Expanding Access to Cancer Care for All. International Atomic Energy Agency. https://www.iaea.org/bulletin/how-rays-of-hope-is-expanding-access-to-cancer-care-for-all 

💥 What’s the Big Deal:

Access to cancer care should never depend on your zip code or oceanic borders. For many Small Island Developing States (SIDS) across the Pacific, that access remains heartbreakingly limited💔. The IAEA’s Rays of Hope initiative offers a transformative response by delivering radiotherapy machines, oncology training, and comprehensive planning frameworks to areas where health systems often struggle to meet the rising burden of noncommunicable diseases.

This matters deeply in the Pacific, where geographic isolation, medical workforce shortages, and equipment scarcity have long contributed to late cancer diagnoses and preventable deaths. Rays of Hope delivers more than machines—it delivers empowerment. Through targeted interventions, it enables early detection, infrastructure resilience 🏥, technology transfer 🔬, and human-centered health capacity 💪. This initiative also catalyzes regional cooperation 🤝, connecting Pacific nations with global partners committed to closing the cancer care gap.

For many islanders, Rays of Hope represents a bridge to survival and dignity. By expanding this effort, the Pacific can begin rewriting its cancer outcomes—making quality care not a privilege, but a right 🌍. In a future where innovation is equitable, the Pacific must lead with vision and voice 🌴.

#PISIDS,#RaysOfHope, #Cancer, #PacificHealth, #IAEA, #SocialJustice, #Access, #IslandInnovation,#IMSPARK,#HealthEquity,

✈️IMSPARK: Pacific Redefining Medical Tourism ✈️

✈️Imagine... Pacific Redefining Medical Tourism ✈️

💡 Imagined Endstate:

A Pacific region where world-class healthcare services not only serve local communities but also attract international patients, boosting economic growth and reinforcing the region’s role as a hub for high-quality, affordable medical care.

📚 Source: 

South Pacific Islands Travel. (2025, February 7). More Australians could experience world-class medical services in Fiji. More Australians Could Experience World-Class Medical Services in Fiji

💥 What’s the Big Deal?

Medical tourism in the Pacific is not just about providing healthcare🏥—it’s about reshaping the region’s economic future and global influence. As Fiji positions itself as a leading healthcare destination, it demonstrates the Pacific’s potential to compete in global healthcare markets. 

With rising healthcare costs and long wait times in Australia🌏, Fiji’s high-quality, cost-effective medical services provide an attractive alternative. This model not only draws international patients 💉but also helps enhance medical standards for local populations, ensuring better access to specialized care without the need to travel abroad. 

The expansion of Fiji’s healthcare sector sets a precedent for other Pacific Island nations to develop regional medical hubs🤝, reducing reliance on external healthcare systems and keeping medical investments within local economies🏝️. This strategic growth fosters employment, infrastructure development, and regional collaboration while establishing the Pacific as a leader in affordable, high-quality healthcare. 

As Fiji continues to invest in medical tourism, it highlights how healthcare can serve as a pillar for sustainable economic growth in the Pacific🌺. By blending cultural competency, modern medical practices, and strategic partnerships💙, the region is transforming healthcare access—not just for visitors, but for Pacific Islanders themselves. 

#Pacific, #Healthcare, #MedicalTourism, #Fiji, #SustainableGrowth, #RegionalLeadership, #Innovation,#GlobalLeadership,#PISIDS,#IMSPARK,

🔭 IMSPARK: Looking Beyond Economic Policy🔭

 🔭 Imagine… Looking Beyond Economic Policy🔭 

💡 Imagined Endstate

A Pacific where economic policies prioritize long-term resilience over short-term transactions, ensuring that consumers are not burdened by rising costs due to trade barriers, protectionist tariffs, and reactionary economic measures that do not account for the vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

🔗 Source

Sellers, M. (2025, February 6). Insurance industry urges smart development as disaster costs soar. Insurancebusinessmag.com. https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/breaking-news/insurance-industry-urges-smart-development-as-disaster-costs-soar-523340.aspx

💥 What’s the Big Deal?

🏝️ For Pacific Island nations, the cost of living is already disproportionately high, with limited local manufacturing and reliance on imported goods. Yet, economic policies that favor tariffs and protectionist strategies drive these costs even higher, leaving consumers to bear the brunt.

💰 Disaster recovery is becoming increasingly expensive, with insurance premiums rising due to climate risk. However, without transformational investment in sustainable infrastructure and local economic resilience, Pacific communities remain trapped in a cycle of financial vulnerability.

⚖️ Instead of forward-thinking economic planning, many policies apply quick-fix transactional solutions—such as tariffs or shifting supply chains—that raise consumer costs but fail to address the structural weaknesses of developing economies like those in the Pacific.

🌏 For SIDS, the solution isn’t just disaster relief, but disaster prevention—investing in climate-smart infrastructure, trade agreements that empower local economies, and financial policies that promote long-term resilience.

The Pacific's Economic Crossroads: Transactional vs. Transformational Change

🚢 Transactional economic policies, like tariffs, disrupt supply chains but do little to make developing economies more self-sufficient.

🌱 Transformational policies invest in long-term solutions—such as renewable energy, local production, and climate adaptation—to reduce dependency on external forces.

📉 Without a shift in economic policy, SIDS will continue to pay the price—higher costs, reduced access to goods, and worsening financial inequality.

A Future That Works for the Pacific

📢 A resilient economic future for PISIDS means investing in regional trade agreements, local innovation, and disaster-resilient infrastructure. Instead of reactive policies that only address immediate economic pressures, governments need to champion transformational strategies that ensure the Pacific thrives, not just survives.

#EconomicJustice, #ResilientPacific,#TransformationLeadership, #Change, #TransactionalLeadership, #CostOfLiving, #ClimateFinance, #TradePolicy, Tariffs,#PI-SIDS,#IMSPARK, 

🌏 IMSPARK: Simplifying Crisis Response🌏 (VIDEO)

 🌏 Imagine...Simplifying Crisis Response  🌏

💡 Imagined Endstate:

A Pacific region where emergency response teams use clear, intuitive decision-making tools like Venn diagrams to coordinate faster, communicate effectively, and save lives in times of crisis.

🔗 Source:

HSToday (2024). How Simplifying Crisis Management with Venn Diagrams Can Save Lives.

💥 What’s the Big Deal?

When disaster strikes, seconds matter. Whether responding to cyclones, tsunamis, or health crises, decision-makers must sift through overwhelming information, coordinate multiple agencies, and make life-or-death choices under pressure. The challenge? Too much complexity, unclear communication, and fragmented response efforts ⏳.

🔹 Venn Diagrams as a Game-Changer 🔄– The article highlights how Venn diagrams—a simple yet powerful tool—can help emergency planners and responders visualize overlapping needs, gaps, and coordination areas. By mapping out roles, resources, and priorities, teams can eliminate confusion and make rapid, effective decisions during crises.

🔹 Why This Matters for the Pacific 🏝️ – Pacific nations face complex, multi-hazard threats, from climate disasters to disease outbreaks. Crisis response often involves national and local governments, NGOs, international aid organizations, and community groups. Using Venn diagrams to clarify responsibilities and response strategies can reduce duplication, miscommunication, and delays.

🔹 Disaster Preparedness & Response 🚨 – Imagine a cyclone recovery effort where responders instantly see how food, medical aid, and shelter needs overlap with available resources. Instead of struggling with endless spreadsheets, a well-structured Venn diagram could visually pinpoint critical gaps and action points.

🔹 Health & Humanitarian Aid 🏥 – From COVID-19 vaccination rollouts to dengue fever responses, emergency health efforts rely on multiple players coordinating outreach, supply chains, and at-risk populations. Venn diagrams can streamline logistics, ensuring resources reach the right people at the right time.

🔹 Security & Crisis Coordination 🔍 – The Pacific’s border security, maritime safety, and emergency relief efforts involve regional and international stakeholders. A clear Venn framework can help teams understand jurisdictional overlaps, clarify roles, and avoid bureaucratic bottlenecks in responding to security threats.

By adopting simple but effective tools like Venn diagrams, the Pacific can transform crisis response from reactive chaos to proactive coordination. In the face of growing global threats, streamlined decision-making isn’t just a convenience—it’s a life-saving necessity 🚑.

🏗️ IMSPARK: Opportunity Zones Rebuilding A Resilient Pacific🏗️

🏗️ Imagine… Opportunity Zones Rebuilding A Resilient Pacific🏗️

💡 Imagined Endstate:

A Pacific where Opportunity Zones are leveraged not just for economic growth, but for climate resilience and disaster recovery, ensuring sustainable rebuilding efforts that protect both livelihoods and cultures.

🔗 Source:

Miller, G. (2025, February 4). A New Role for Opportunity Zones: Rebuilding After Disasters. Governing. Retrieved from https://www.governing.com/finance/a-new-role-for-opportunity-zones-rebuilding-after-disasters

💥 What’s the Big Deal?

Disasters disproportionately affect Pacific Island nations and marginalized coastal communities, often leaving them dependent on foreign aid or short-term recovery efforts that fail to provide long-term economic stability. Opportunity Zones, originally designed to stimulate economic investment in struggling communities, can and should be a tool for rebuilding after disasters—creating jobs, infrastructure, and future-proofed economies.

Why This Matters for the Pacific

🏝️ PI-SIDS are among the most disaster-prone regions globally, with cyclones, rising sea levels, and flooding threatening entire communities.

💰 Federal and private investments in Opportunity Zones could provide long-term, climate-resilient solutions, reducing the reliance on emergency relief.

🏗️ Sustainable rebuilding strategies must prioritize local economies—ensuring that Pacific Islanders lead and benefit from the reconstruction of their own communities.

🌏 If implemented correctly, Opportunity Zones could serve as models for climate adaptation, integrating traditional knowledge with modern disaster resilience strategies.

The Path Forward: Smart, Sustainable Recovery

✅ Redirecting Opportunity Zone investments toward disaster-prone areas could create affordable, disaster-resistant housing, reducing displacement.

✅ Funding locally owned businesses ensures that Pacific economies remain in the hands of Pacific communities instead of external corporations.

✅ Infrastructure projects focused on resilience—such as seawalls, renewable energy grids, and storm-resistant facilities—can transform the Pacific from a victim of climate change to a leader in climate adaptation.

A Pacific Model for Smart Recovery

Rather than relying solely on disaster relief, the Pacific can champion a new model—one where Opportunity Zones provide sustainable, long-term economic empowerment, ensuring that rebuilding efforts are led by the very communities they aim to support.

#ResilientPacific, #OpportunityZones, #ClimateAdaptation, #DisasterRecovery, #SustainableDevelopment, #PacificInnovation, #Equity, #Paradigm, #intersectional, #RICEWEBB, #IMSPARK, 

📢IMSPARK: A Pacific Free from Plastic Waste📢

📢Imagine… A Pacific Free from Plastic Waste📢

💡 Imagined Endstate:

A Pacific where clean, plastic-free coastlines and sustainable water initiatives protect communities, ensuring long-term access to safe drinking water without harming marine ecosystems.

🔗 Source:

Bottled Water Gets the Boot: A Look at San Jose Water’s Emergency Water Distribution Unit. (2025, February). Water Finance & Management. Retrieved from https://waterfm.com/bottled-water-gets-the-boot-a-look-at-san-jose-waters-emergency-water-distribution-unit

💥 What’s the Big Deal?

Every year, tons of plastic waste flood the shores of Pacific Island nations, polluting waters, harming marine life, and exacerbating climate change as microplastics infiltrate ecosystems. The reliance on bottled water—often driven by emergency response needs or lack of infrastructure—adds to this crisis.

San Jose Water’s Emergency Water Distribution Unit (EWDU) represents a critical shift away from plastic reliance, demonstrating how sustainable water access can be achieved without devastating environmental consequences. If scaled globally, such models could provide an alternative to bottled water reliance for PI-SIDS, where plastic pollution is a worsening threat.

The Pacific’s Plastic Crisis: Why This Matters

🌏 50% of ocean plastic originates from single-use products, with bottled water being a top contributor.

♻️ PI-SIDS bear the brunt of global plastic waste, often receiving discarded plastics from larger nations.

🌊 Plastic-laden coastlines disrupt traditional fishing practices, threatening food security and local economies.

🔥 Climate change and plastic pollution are interlinked—plastic production fuels fossil fuel emissions, and plastic breakdown releases harmful microplastics into the atmosphere.

A Solution for the Pacific

✅ Reducing bottled water use in disaster response is crucial for PI-SIDS, where typhoons, sea-level rise, and contamination often require emergency water distribution.

✅ Adopting refillable, sustainable water solutions ensures that disaster preparedness does not come at the cost of long-term environmental damage.

✅ Governments and aid organizations must transition to sustainable water distribution in crisis situations, setting a global precedent for eco-conscious disaster resilience.

The Future is Plastic-Free Water Security

The Pacific cannot afford to be a dumping ground for plastic waste. The adoption of sustainable, localized water distribution not only strengthens climate resilience but empowers Pacific communities to reclaim their coastlines from plastic pollution.

 

#PlasticFreePacific, #WaterResilience, #SustainableSolutions, #ClimateAction, #ReducePlastics, #EmergencyPreparedness, #EcoFriendly, #IMSPARK 

📜 IMSPARK: Pacific Defending Rights and Human Dignity📜

 📜 Imagine… Pacific Defending Rights and Human Dignity📜

💡 Imagined Endstate

A Pacific where legal protections for migrants are upheld, ensuring that lawful residents are not subjected to wrongful deportations due to misconceptions, racial profiling, or political pressures.

🔗 Source

Needham, K. (2025, February 6). Fiji leader warns of risks from deportations of Pacific Islanders. Reuters. Retrieved from https://www.staradvertiser.com/2025/02/06/breaking-news/fiji-leader-warns-of-risks-from-deportations-of-pacific-islanders

💥 What’s the Big Deal?

The recent warning from Fiji’s Prime Minister underscores a growing crisis—the wrongful deportation of Pacific Islanders under sweeping immigration enforcement policies. The risk is not just in the loss of residency but in eroding trust, violating human rights, and disregarding long-standing international agreements.

The Reality for Pacific Islanders

🛂 COFA Nations (Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Palau): Citizens of these nations have legal rights to live and work in the U.S. under the Compact of Free Association (COFA), yet many face legal hurdles and wrongful detainment due to ignorance of the agreements.

🇦🇸 American Samoa: Residents are U.S. nationals,but not citizens, they are succeptable to the same discrimination due to their unique legal status, with a potential of being misclassified as undocumented.

🇬🇺 Guam & CNMI: As U.S. territories, their residents are full U.S. citizens, yet they are also subject to targeted deportation as a result of racial profiling.

A Dangerous Precedent: Who's Next?

🚨 Mass deportations without due process threaten all legally residing Pacific Islanders.

🚨 Legal status should not be determined by appearance, accent, or political expediency.

🚨 Enforcement without education results in unlawful detentions and human rights violations.

The Call for Action: Protecting Pacific Rights

✅ Educate immigration officers and lawmakers on the unique legal status of Pacific Islanders.

✅ Strengthen protections for COFA migrants to prevent wrongful deportations.

✅ Ensure that deportation policies respect legal agreements and human dignity.

The Pacific as a United Front

Pacific leaders must hold the U.S. accountable for upholding agreements that protect Pacific Islanders’ rights. Rushed immigration policies that fail to consider long-standing treaties and unique residency agreements must be challenged and corrected.

#PacificRights, #COFA, #LegalMigration, #HumanRights, #Deportation, #SocialJustice, #StopProfiling,#IMSPARK, 

🌏 IMSPARK: Leading Disaster Preparedness with Data🌏

 🌏 Imagine… Leading Disaster Preparedness with Data🌏

💡 Imagined Endstate

A future where Pacific Island nations use advanced risk assessment tools to strengthen disaster preparedness, improve resilience, and ensure sustainable development in the face of increasing natural hazards.

🔗 Source

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Census Bureau Releases New Natural Hazard Risk Tables. Retrieved from https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025/cre-natural-hazard-risk-tables.html

💥 What’s the Big Deal?

Access to reliable hazard data is essential for communities facing climate-driven disasters. The new Natural Hazard Risk Tables provide valuable insights into regional risks, helping governments, aid organizations, and local leaders make informed decisions.

For the Pacific, one of the most disaster-prone regions in the world, this information could be a game-changer. From hurricanes to sea-level rise, understanding risks can mean the difference between effective preparedness and devastating losses.

Why It Matters for the Pacific

• The region faces frequent natural disasters, including cyclones, tsunamis, and flooding.
• Real-time risk assessments help prioritize disaster response and infrastructure resilience.
• Stronger data can support climate financing efforts and international partnerships.

Key Insights from the Report

✅ Provides regional hazard exposure data, including for U.S. territories in the Pacific.

✅ Helps identify areas at highest risk, allowing for targeted disaster planning.

✅ Supports adaptation strategies, from early warning systems to resilient infrastructure.

From Data to Action

While having access to hazard risk data is a major step, the real challenge lies in ensuring it is put to use. Governments and local communities need the tools and training to translate this information into action. International support is also needed to provide funding and technical expertise to strengthen preparedness efforts.

The Pacific’s Role in Global Resilience

Pacific nations have already shown leadership in disaster response, from community-led early warning systems to nature-based solutions for flood prevention. By integrating the latest hazard risk data into planning efforts, they can continue setting the standard for climate resilience.

Now is the time to ensure that information is not just available but also used to protect lives, economies, and ecosystems.

#PacificResilience, #DisasterPreparedness, #ClimateRisk, #Innovation, # #ResilientFutures, #Census,#DataEquity,#Disaggregation,#IMSPARK,