As Co-Director of NOAA's Climate Adaptation Partnership for the US Pacific Islands region, Pacific Research on Island Solutions for Adaptation (Pacific RISA), Dr. Laura Brewington works in thematic areas of climate adaptation science, invasive species, natural climate solutions, coastal resilience, freshwater conservation, and climate early warning systems. Her responsibilities include advancing transformative adaptation and resilience-building initiatives by working with governments, institutions, decision makers, natural resource managers, and communities across the Pacific Islands. She holds a joint appointment as a Research Professor at Arizona State University's Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation and a Research Fellow at the East-West Center, and is based in Honolulu, Hawaii.