Explore historical and projected climate data, climate data by sector, impacts, key vulnerabilities and what adaptation measures are being taken. Explore the overview for a general context of how climate change is affecting Micronesia, Fed. Sts..
This page presents high-level information for Micronesia, Fed. Sts.''s climate zones and its seasonal cycle for mean temperature and precipitation for the latest climatology, 1991-2020. Climate zone classifications are derived from theKöppen-Geiger climate classification system, which divides climates into five main climate groups divided based on seasonal precipitation and temperature patterns. The five main groups areA(tropical),B(dry),C(temperate),D(continental), andE(polar). All climates except for those in theEgroup are assigned a seasonal precipitation sub-group (second letter). Climate classifications are identified by hovering your mouse over the legend. A narrative overview of Micronesia, Fed. Sts.''s country context and climate is provided following the visualizations.
FSM''s estimated population reached a 100,000 as of 2020. The majority of the country''s population live in the coastal regions of the high islands, with more than half the population living in rural areas.
Climate change poses significant threats for FSM development especially from accelerated sea-level rise, with its immediate coastal areas the most heavily-developed and little scope to move in-land. Like other Pacific Islands, climate change has contributed towards a significant increase in extreme weather events experienced by FSM, with number, intensity and impact of these events forecasted to rise.
Leaders from Pacific island nations collectively rang the alarm on the relentless march of climate change, marked by rising sea levels, extreme weather events and coastal erosion, wreaking havoc and threatening the very existence of their homelands.
Addressing the UN General Assembly on Thursday, Presidents of Kiribati, Timor-Leste, Micronesia and Nauru called for accelerated climate action, urging major emitters worldwide to commit to substantial reductions in emissions by 2030.
These nations, while contributing negligibly to global emissions, highlighted bold ambitions to curb their own carbon footprints, exemplified by Micronesia''s pledge to reduce CO2 emissions from electricity generation by over 65 per cent below 2000 levels.
The leaders also highlighted challenges ranging from poverty and quality healthcare, to harnessing technology and combatting corruption.
With "resilience embedded in their DNA", they urged global solidarity to combat these pressing challenges and safeguard the wellbeing of their people.
President Taneti Maamau of Kiribati emphasized the importance of rebuilding trust in multilateral cooperation and diplomacy, especially in a world facing geopolitical tensions, economic disparities, and unforeseen challenges like pandemics and climate-related crises.
"To ensure sustainability and ownership of our desired developmental goals, we have engaged in extensive consultations at all levels," he said.
President Maamau also highlighted that as part of its commitment to global peace, Kirbati is working closely with the UN to engage its police in peacekeeping missions, and that it will promote empowerment of women and girls, as well as people with disabilities, elders, unemployed, youth and children.
"Enhancing prosperity is essential for sustaining peace and so the government is dedicated to people-centric principles, placing citizens at the centre of our decisions and services, and promoting transparent governance," he said.
President José Ramos-Horta of Timor-Leste drew attention to the impact of rising temperatures in worsening conflicts and violence, particularly in vulnerable States.
"We need a new outlook on the climate and security nexus, which will address the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation on peace, security and ensure that the quest for energy transition does not worsen the security situation in fragile countries," he said.
President Ramos-Horta pointed out that overseas development assistance (ODA) has declined continuously since the 2007 subprime crisis, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine.
He highlighted that it would be a "leap forward" in international solidarity if OECD countries allocated 1 percent of national GDPs to ODA.
"We would see positive effects on poverty rates, food security, access to basic health services, education, electricity, drinking water, sanitation, housing and social security, with multiplier effects on the diversification of economies, especially in agriculture," he explained.
Wesley Simina President of the Federated States of Micronesia emphasized the Paris Agreement as a critical tool for addressing the climate crisis, although the current commitments under the agreement were insufficient to limit global warming to 1.5°C, a target crucial for small island nations like Micronesia.
He highlighted the importance of a "fast-acting mandatory approach", modelled after successful environmental agreements like the Montreal Protocol, to cut methane emissions and other short-lived climate pollutants.
President Simina stressed the need for major emitters, both developed and developing, to commit to substantial emission reductions by 2030, peaking by 2025, in alignment with IPCC recommendations.
As for Micronesia, though it has negligible global emissions, "it has bold ambitions", he added:
"By 2030 we aim to reduce CO2 emissions from electricity generation by more than 65 per cent below 2000 levels. By 2050 Micronesia will achieve ''net zero''."
President Russ Joseph Kun of Nauru also stressed the urgency of climate action and transition from fossil fuels.
Highlighting the potential of deep seabed minerals, particularly polymetallic nodules, as a key solution for that shift, he called on the International Seabed Authority to regulate the responsible use of these minerals to ensure its benefits for all humankind while protecting marine ecosystems.
"As a Big Ocean State, a healthy productive and resilient ocean is a pillar upon which our future rests," President Kun said, urging international support to ratify and implement the landmark BBNJ high seas treaty, promote sustainable fisheries, and combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.
President Kun reiterated the need for the global community to work together to create a safe and just world for all, leaving no country behind, adding:
"I would like to share what time has taught me. Our community – Nauru, the Pacific, the small islands, the international community – is more robust when we stand united but we must stand united for the right things, the important things, and the hard things."
Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday warned the world is "becoming unhinged" and underscored the United Nations'' raison d''être, to resolve global crises during times of "maximum danger and minimum agreement."
With several high-profile world leaders opting out of the UN General Assembly''s annual opening session next week, Secretary-General António Guterres has said that he cares less about who comes to New York and more about what gets done, especially to revive the lagging Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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