Climate_change_in_American_Samoa
Climate change in American Samoa
Climate change in the US territory of American Samoa
Climate change in American Samoa encompasses the effects of climate change, attributed to man-made increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide, in the U.S. territory of American Samoa. The American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA) notes that the territory "has a fragile ecosystem" which is "directly and immediately impacted by global climate change".[1]
The Human Rights Measurement Initiative[2] finds that the climate crisis has worsened human rights conditions in American Samoa slightly (2.3 out of 6). [3] Human rights experts provided that the climate crisis has affected shores, fishers and resource availability, and that only a small group of people are able to connect the climate crisis with existing human rights conditions. [4]