Fire, Floods, Drought: Over Two Decades of Navigating Through Climate Challenges in the Pacific – Micronesia (Federated States of)

KEVIN PETRINI
UNDP Deputy Resident Representative, Federated States of Micronesia

Pohnpei, FSM – In November 1998, I arrived in the Pacific for the first time to the island of Samoa. I was a young man just out of college with my Master’s degree studying environmental science with particular focus on the atmosphere. At the time, I learned about air quality, ozone depletion and other related issues, but the reality of these issues were still theoretical.

It happens that in November 1998, the planet was in the middle…