Developing the American Samoa Climate and GIS Data Portal: A Collaborative Approach to Enhancing Data Availability and Adaptation Capacity

The territory of American Samoa is highly vulnerable to the negative effects of climate change and there are many local agencies working towards adapting to this problem. These efforts often require organization, interpretation, or presentation of large amounts of data and information. However, those who directly need these data often do not have the time or experience to synthesize them in a form that meets their needs. To help climate adaptation and natural resource managers in American Samoa meet this challenge, this project aims to build a system of open-access, web-based tools to help managers and community members collect, download, and view GIS and climate related data thereby supporting a wide range of adaptation and management [...]