Enhancing Climate Action at COP27
On the road to COP 27...
Egypt's COP27 presidency vision is to move from negotiations and planning to implementation. Now is the time for action on the ground. It is therefore incumbent upon us to move rapidly towards full, timely, inclusive, and at-…
A Green-Blue Alliance in Motion: Pacific Island Countries and Europe Fighting Climate Change
The Pacific Islands Countries (PICs) were the first to ratify the Paris climate agreement in 2015. Indeed, for them, climate change has had very concrete implications for years. Islanders have seen the sea level rising, endangering the very existence of…
Nature-based solutions shared through organic farming exchange
Representatives from Fiji, Nauru, Tonga and Solomon Islands that are members of the Pacific Organic Learning Farms Network (POLFN) have shared experiences with their Pacific French speaking counterparts in an exchange that covered best practices in the…
The Pacific regional Nationally Determined Contributions Hub: mobilising statistics and data for good governance
Pacific decision-makers require reliable data to make well-informed choices. To plan and implement climate adaptation and mitigation activities, regional leaders are taking advantage of the Pacific Regional Nationally Determined Contributions Hub (…
Innovation: New Caledonia’s first hydrological atlas
The Government of New Caledonia, the Pacific Community and the Bureau of Geological and Mining Research have produced the first hydrogeological atlas of New Caledonia, thanks to funding from the European Union. This “Base de Données des Limites des…
Atelier régional Fermes de démonstration en agroécologie PROTEGE
Organisation d'un atelier régional (Nouvelle-Calédonie, Polynésie française, Wallis et Futuna) sur le réseau des fermes de démonstration en agroécologie PROTEGE.
New agreement to improve ocean science collaboration in the Pacific
Photo: Dr Stuart Minchin, Director-General of the Pacific Community (SPC) and François Houllier, President and CEO of IFREMER.
Fiji scientists as master trainers to support ocean acidification monitoring in the Pacific
Photo: USP and SPC Staff at Ocean Acidification Workshop
Ocean acidification directly impacts local coastal environments and livelihoods in the Pacific. Pacific Islands countries have many reef-dependent communities who are vulnerable to…
Ocean Science Fact: The importance of mangroves
Did you know the Mangrove Forest can stabilize coastlines? Mangrove is a type of tree or shrub that grows in tidal, tropical, costal swamps with numerous tangled roots that grow above ground.
Creating resilience through disaster-preparedness
Photo: Remivani Baravi with her husband, showing her backyard plantation as a means to be self-reliant after disasters
Villages that are earmarked to relocate because of their vulnerability to severe floods, recently received resilience training…