Current and future climate of Samoa

This publication updates the original Current and future climate of Samoa brochure published in 2011. The information in this publication, and research conducted by PACCSAP, builds on the findings of the 2013 IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, and uses new emissions scenarios and climate models. This brochure contains a summary of climate projections for Samoa.

This brochure details the emerging climate-related hazards that Samoa faces. Projected changes to the country's climate include increasing temperatures, rising sea levels, ocean acidification, changing rainfall patterns, more very hot days, changes in wave climate, and less frequent tropical cyclones.