Climate finance to build Nauru’s resilience against climate change is making an impact. Nauru’s Department of Climate Change and National Resilience and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme launched a two-day joint inception …
Vanuatu has a new brand identity for climate information – Klaemet Save. This exciting new brand has been developed to focus attention on information products that increase the ability of Vanuatu’s people to plan for and respond to climate impacts. Klaemet …
10 August 2023, Nadi Fiji - Building and advancing disaster and climate resilience for Pacific communities is everyone’s business. With this in mind, the joint meeting between the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) and the National …
18 July 2023, Apia Samoa - A newly published Battler Series has been added to the Pacific’s arsenal in efforts to restore island resilience through invasive species management. The Clean Boats, Clean Ports Framework, is the 18th Battler Series developed …
09 August 2023, Nadi Fiji - Pacific countries have applauded the work of the Climate and Oceans Support Programme in the Pacific (COSPPac) to help different communities interpret climate, oceans and tidal data to produce valuable and relevant life-changing …
4 August 2023, Nadi, Fiji. Following a week of comprehensive and informative sessions and dialogue, partner countries and delivery partners brought the fourth and final Steering Committee meeting and Lessons Learned workshop for the European Union (EU) …
04 August 2023, Apia Samoa - A partnership between the Government of Samoa, the Samoa Outrigger Canoe Association (SOCA) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) to make the International Va’a Federation World Distance …
3 August 2023, Nadi, Fiji. Implementing countries for the European Union Intra-ACP GCCA+ Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change and Resilience Building (PACRES) project have spotlighted their challenges and recommendations for best practice at the PACRES …
03 August 2023, Port Vila Vanuatu - The impact of climate change on the women of Vanuatu is the focus of a new journal article titled “Women and Climate Change in Vanuatu, Pacific Islands Region”, published earlier this month. The article, published in …
31 July 2023, Suva Fiji - Biofouling, which refers to the accumulation of organisms such as algae, barnacles, and mollusks on the surfaces of structures submerged in water, poses serious economic and environmental risks to Pacific communities. The risks …
1 August 2023, Nadi, Fiji. We live in a time where the Blue Pacific grapples with ways to respond to the mounting threats created by the changing climate. There is an urgent need for innovative and cost-effective solutions. Our Pacific people have turned …
01 August 2023 – Port Vila, Vanuatu - Information that describes objects, events or other features with a location on or near the surface of the ground, known as Geospatial data, is key to tracking how changes to the climate are affecting Vanuatu’s natural …
31 July 2023, Nadi, Fiji. The Pacific Adaptation to Climate and Resilience Building (PACRES) project convened its fourth and final Project Steering Committee Meeting and Intra-ACP Lessons Learned in Climate Change and Disaster Resilience Workshop today, at …
The Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change and Resilience Building (PACRES) project is scheduled to convene its fourth and final Project Steering Committee Meeting and the Intra-ACP Lessons Learned in Climate Change and Disaster Resilience Workshop in Nadi, …
14 July 2023, London – Pacific delegates played a crucial role in discussions at the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) talks on greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction strategies, aimed to make a significant impact on combating climate change and …
26 July 2023, Majuro - The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Kiribati, Nauru, Palau and Republic of Marshal Islands (RMI) have benefited from the final in person training on “Strengthening Climate resilience and safe water access in rural areas in the …
This year, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the signing of the SPREP Treaty, which brought about the establishment of the organisation as a separate, autonomous body, tasked with …
26 July 2023, Aleipata Samoa - The blue lagoon of Satitoa village on the south coast of Upolu Samoa provided the scenic backdrop for a significant milestone in the collective effort to draw on Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) to monitor and conserve …
This year, SPREP is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the signing of the SPREP Treaty. Under the Treaty, the organisation was established as a separate, autonomous body to provide assistance to the Pacific to protect and improve the environment and to …
Youth representatives from across the Pacific have had the opportunity to learn firsthand about the issue of loss and damage from experts and experienced climate change negotiators during the inaugural Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Loss and …
