MPAs

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MPAs Climate Change in Palau
Delegate Noah Idechong OEK (Palau National
Congress)
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Palau Islands

• Palau consist of 586 islands, of which 12 are
  inhabited
• Land area 535 sq. km/ 25 is below 10 m above
  sea level
• Made up of 5 geological island types volcanic,
  high limestone, low limestone, atolls, and a
  combination of volcanics and limestones
• Climate tropical rainy climate
• Temperature mean is 82?F
• Rainfall 150 inches per year
• Population 20,000
• Main industry adventure tourism
• GDP 7,028.40

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Extensive cultural historical basis for
management conservation
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Severe drought, 1997-98
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Coral Bleaching, 1998
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Coral Recovery - 2007
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Vulnerability to Climate Change, 2008

• Sea level rise
• Warming bleaching
• Diseases

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New Challenges

• Anxiety
• New Issues
• Competing priorities

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Opportunities for New Partners
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Future Considerations

• Emphasize results, rethink the process,
  flexibility to support, replicate small successes
  
• More local ownership (fishermen to politicians to
  private sector)
• More than just communication, its promotion
• A real sense of urgency for the SIDs

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Kom kmal mesulang!