The Republic of Marshall Islands, like many Pacific island nations, is leading the world in planning and consideration for climate adaptation, as it looks to urgently respond and adapt to the threat of climate impacts and rising sea levels.

As citizens of a low-lying atoll nation, the Marshallese face an existential threat from climate change-induced sea-level rise. This study and the visual tool have been produced under the Building Resilience in Pacific Atoll Islands initiative to visualize the long-term climate impacts on Marshall Islands’ urban communities and clearly show the adaptation pathways available to the Marshallese under various sea-level rise scenarios.

The visual component and visual narrative of the project were commissioned to Sponge collaborative. The team was tasked to create convincing and accurate visual impact studies to inform policy decisions regarding the future of the Republic of marshall islands and other similar atolls.

This project involved providing visualization and narrative to illustrate future scenarios for the Republic of marshall islands. With projected climate data and seal, level rise my team and I worked to visualize and create scenario builds to create an impactful narrative and see the consequences of sea-level rise and storm event scenarios that are highly likely to disrupt the settlements in the atolls. The visual studies are published as a web-based tool for various stakeholders. Our visuals form a crucial component of this exercise.