Pacific Drought - Sep 2011 Updates

Scott B. Power, Head of Climate Research/International Development Manager, Australian Bureau of Meteorology Brad Murphy, Manager, Climate Data Services, Australian Bureau of Meteorology Christine...

96 HOURS AT SEA Tokelau is one of the smallest, most remote countries on the planet. With no ports, harbours, or airstrips, Tokelau is only serviced by a multi-day ferry from Samoa, which has to be...

Every time my Air Pacific flight approaches Tuvalu – an atoll nation consisting of nine inhabited islands – and I look through the window down at the narrow strips of land, my mind wanders back in...

15 July, 2013 Families on the remote Pacific island of Tokelau continued to have enough fresh water in the past year after a prolonged period of drought in the region, thanks to AusAID support. The...

Last year, the Pacific country of Tuvalu experienced one of the worst droughts in its history. Schools and hospitals were forced to close their doors due to water shortages, and clean drinking water...

This report covers the period January to December 2011 Programme(s) summary • Emergency operations support was provided to all Pacific national societies in relation to a range of tsunami and cyclone...

DISASTER EVENTS IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC IN 2011 Asia and the Pacific continues to live up to its reputation as the world’s most natural-disaster-prone region. The International Disaster Database, EM-DAT, reports 89 natural-disaster events in the region in 2011. In terms of the number of events,...

A bipartisan delegation has seen firsthand how Australia supported Tuvalu through its recent water crisis and is continuing to help build resilience against the impacts of climate change. The...

Updated December 12, 2011 09:12:36 The Tuvalu Red Cross say while the country still has concerns about fresh water supplies, the start of the rainy season has helped ease water shortages. Early this...

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has dispatched emergency relief supplies to Tuvalu, following the water shortage crisis caused by recent droughts. The aid goods were delivered on 5...

Food crops in Tuvalu have been badly stressed by the prolonged drought and people will have to rely on imported food for many months. That's the finding of a government mission to the outer islands...

A conference in Sydney is to call on Australia to set up a program to provide sanctuary for so called "climate refugees" from the Pacific. New Zealand already has a permanent program allowing Pacific...

This bulletin is being issued for information only, and reflects the current situation and details available at this time. The Tuvalu Red Cross Society with the support of the International...

On Saturday, 5 November, Japan's emergency relief goods (Japanese-made spare parts for desalination units) will be transported from Auckland to Funafuti, the capital of Tuvalu on a New Zealand...

November 03, 2011 | Alice Thomas Next month, the United Nations will hold a high-level ministerial meeting to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the 1951 Refugees Convention. For more than half a...

Updated November 2, 2011 09:42:08 Countries recovering from desperate water shortages across the Pacific are begining to look at long term solutions to avoid future water crises. In Tokelau and Cook...

The United Kingdom, together with Australia and the United States of America, has announced funding for a new desalination system to relieve the effects of drought in Tuvalu. The system, which will...

Australia is providing more water to the people of Tuvalu following a severe drought on the Pacific island. Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs Richard Marles announced that Australia...

This bulletin is being issued for information only, and reflects the current situation and details available at this time. The Tuvalu Red Cross with the support of the International Federation of Red...

Updated October 27, 2011 09:19:53 There's been drought breaking rain in Tokelau .... so much that they've ended their state of emergency imposed because of the severe water shortage. A new campaign...