Climate Strong Islands Network

The oceans do not separate us, they connect us. This network allows islanders to stand strong together at the frontlines of climate change and fight for our sustainable global future."-CSIN Steering Committee Co-Chairs, Brenda Torres & Austin Shelton The Climate Strong Islands Network (CSIN) is governed by an independent Steering Committee and is co-hosted by The Ocean Foundation and the Global Island Partnership. CSIN's objectives include: • Driving more resources, supportive policy, and attention to U.S. Islands. • Advocating for resiliency improvements in housing and infrastructure, and tying those together with federal funding opportunities. • Amplifying the collective voice (needs and opportunities) of U.S. island communities, especially through the Climate Strong Islands Declaration. • Supporting a laboratory of learning, identifying bright spots and lessons learned to replicate best practices, and accelerate progress on island sustainability and the circular economy, energy, housing and community development, natural climate solutions, regenerative agriculture, national policy reform agenda for islands, COVID-19 impacts, and the intersection between local and global actions. • Link U.S. island champions to each other to accelerate progress. • Link the Network to the global island network, including U.S. island leadership. • Leverage guidance and contributions from the CSIN membership to help U.S. islands adopt proven solutions for climate change mitigation and to achieve climate resiliency goals.