Waves covering roads and front yards, collapsing sea walls, drought, and coral bleaching are visible signs of climate change already in the territory.
At the most recent cabinet meeting, the Governor’s Climate Change Working Group change sounded a call for urgent action on climate change. 
Director of Marine and Wildlife Resources, Archie Taotasi Soliai highlighted some of the climate change impacts already occurring in the territory.
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One of the recommendations of the group is to set up the Governor’s Resilience Office to coordinate and plan strategically to swiftly adapt to climate change impacts in American Samoa.
Governor Lemanu referred to what is happening in neighboring countries due to changing weather patterns and urged that appropriate plans be made to combat the effects of climate change.
