13 April 2024, Nadi, Fiji. As the Pacific grapples with the impacts of climate variability and change, coupled with extreme climate events, the need for genuine partnerships and strengthened...
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Climate Science and Services training builds resilience of Kiribati Meteorological Service
27 March 2024, Tarawa, Kiribati - Thirteen government officials of Kiribati have been empowered to serve their country through the Kiribati Meteorological Service (KMS) with basic climate science and...
Samoa consultations shape BOLD Response to Loss and Damage
26 March 2024, Apia Samoa - Samoa is amongst the first countries to contribute and shape a critical new project designed to assist Pacific countries who are already dealing with Loss and Damage (L&D)...
Development of Tuvalu National Adaptation Plan progresses to next steps
25 March 2024, Funafuti, Tuvalu – Tuvalu is taking the next steps in the development of its National Adaptation Plan (NAP), with the preliminary findings of a Climate Impact, Vulnerability, and Risk...
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New Zealand backs the Weather Ready Pacific Programme for Pacific Islands survival
The Pacific has welcomed the announcement from New Zealand of their NZD20 million investment in the Weather Ready Pacific Program. The WRP is a decadal response to enable Pacific Islands to better...
Enhancing climate resilience and water security for communities in Timor Leste
Water is essential for life, but it is a scarce resource in many Pacific countries. In Timor Leste, people are heavily reliant on water for consumption and agricultural activities in urban and rural...
Strengthening legislation to build climate change resilience in the Cook Islands
Home to approximately 18,000 people, the Cook Islands is made up of 15 small islands scattered over an area of 1.8 million square kilometres of the Pacific Ocean. The islands are divided into two...
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2023 officially 3rd warmest year in the Western Pacific
Apia, Samoa (31 January, 2024) - Although 2023 was the warmest year on record globally, it was the 3rd warmest year on record in the Western Pacific region. December 2023 was the warmest December on...
New CSIRO-Pacific partnership to tackle region’s environmental challenges
8 December 2023, Dubai - A new scientific cooperation agreement for the Pacific will boost climate change risk and adaptation management, environmental protection and sustainable development for...
How Tuvalu is dealing with impacts of the climate crisis
5 December 2023, Dubai UAE - As a small, low-lying atoll nation in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean, Tuvalu faces extraordinary challenges due to climate change, in particular from sea level...
Pacific Climate Change Centre enhances research and access to climate information for Solomon Islands
The Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC) has provided the Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) with specialised technical equipment...
New mobile app and booklet to help preserve Vanuatu’s traditional climate knowledge
09 November 2023, Port Vila, Vanuatu: For thousands of years, people in Vanuatu have observed species such as birds, marine animals and plants to help predict the weather and climate. Today, even...
Pacific Climate Change Centre and Solomon Islands National University to Forge New Partnership for Locally Driven Climate Change Action
Climate Change Resilience The forging of a new partnership to address climate change in the Solomon Islands is being discussed between the Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC) hosted at the...
Thirteenth Pacific Islands Climate Outlook Forum focuses on food security as Pacific braces for El Niño
Nadi, Fiji, 25 October, 2023 – 105 participants representing seventeen Pacific Islands convened the thirteenth Pacific Islands Climate Outlook Forum (PICOF-13), which was centred on the theme of...
Building resilience through increased access to information in the Federated States of Micronesia
A critical element of any decision-making process is the availability and access to relevant information. The Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change and Resilience Building (PACRES) Project is working...
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Pacific countries urged to stand united and leave no stone unturned as they chart path to COP28
10 October 2023, Apia Samoa - Fifty days and counting down towards the UNFCCC COP28 in Dubai, Pacific Small Islands States (PSIDS) have been urged to stand united and leave no stone unturned as they...
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The Pacific Climate Change Centre Completes Knowledge Brokerage Training for Micronesia
21 September 2023, Nadi, Fiji – The Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC) has fulfilled its promise to the region in terms of knowledge brokerage by convening the last of the sub-regional workshops...
Vanuatu’s climate data in safe hands
18 September 2023, Port Vila - Vanuatu's meteorologists and climatologists are responsible for keeping the country forewarned about weather and climate events that might impact lives and livelihoods...
SPREP conducts training for Vanuatu negotiators for COP28
14 September 2023, Port Vila – Pacific delegations are always on the backfoot when attending negotiations of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...
Leveraging digital technologies for a resilient Pacific environment
06 September 2023, Apia – The application and leveraging of digital technologies to address environmental issues was highlighted during a side event at the 31st SPREP Meeting of Officials in Apia,...