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This is an educational audio presentation by Dr. Patrick Nunn of the University of the South Pacific’s Geography Department. In it, he explains the fundamentals of the greenhouse effect—how greenhouse gases like CO₂ trap heat in Earth’s atmosphere—and outlines its critical role in moderating global temperatures. Dr. Nunn connects this science to the Pacific context, discussing the region’s vulnerability to rising temperatures, sea-level rise, and changing weather patterns. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the greenhouse effect for local climate adaptation strategies and policy planning across Pacific Island nations, drawing on research and climate modeling relevant to the South Pacific.

As a low-lying atoll nation, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) must contest daily with the social, environmental and economic implications of climate change. The case study summarises the findings of the review of the RMI Joint National Action Plan for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Assessment 2014-2018 (RMI JNAP)

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) was established as an operating entity of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2010. As the world’s largest fund dedicated to the fight against climate change, the GCF will to continue to channel significant flows of international climate finance to the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) over the coming decades.

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) was established in 2010 and is now the world’s largest fund dedicated to the fight against climate change. Finance from the GCF can be used to support the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) to achieve a paradigm shift to low-carbon pathways and climate-resilient development. The GCF aims to achieve this by investing in transformative projects and programmes on climate adaptation and mitigation that contribute to national climate change policies and priorities. The RMI GCF Handbook has been prepared to provide clear, simplified and practical guidance for stakeholders to understand the GCF’s requirements for accessing resources to develop and implement climate change projects.

Bok In Kōmmeḷeḷe in (ak Handbook in) kijjien GCF kar maroñ kōpooje ñan kōmālij im kapidodoik meḷeḷe ko ñan ro tōllọkier bwe ren meḷeḷe kōn men ko me juon-im-juon (ak juon laḷ) ej aikuj kōṃṃani im katōpraki bwe en maroñ bōk leen jipañ kein ñan kattōri būrojāāk ko kijjien oktak in mejatoto.

Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC)