International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2024

​The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction was started in 1989, after a call by the United Nations General Assembly for a

World Maritime Day 2024

​Photo credit: Solomon island Women in Maritime (SIWIMA)

World Ocean's Day 2024

Kiritimati Island hosts the first Pacific Groundwater Gallery Knowledge Exchange

USD $350,000 grant to support data science for good and the democratisation of satellite data for Pacific countries

(L-R) Honourable Aren B Palik Vice-President of the Federated States of Micronesia, Dr Stuart Minchin Director General SPC, Hon. Panapasi Nelesone, Minister of Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs of Tuvalu during the Digital Earth Pacific…

Traditional knowledge and the ocean – focus of the 2024 tide prediction calendars

Reviving traditional water sports, traditional fish traps, the age-old practice of preserving fish and understanding how root crops are indicators to predict tropical cyclones are some of the highlights showcased in the 2024 tide prediction calendars…

Digital Earth Pacific: A transformative tool unlocking access to data for Pacific youth to understand how their planet is changing in real-time 

During the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change's 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) held in Dubai, an event was held to showcase a new digital public infrastructure tool for policy and decision-makers in the Pacific.  

Pacific Geoparks: Empowering communities for a more sustainable tourism future

When tourists think of the Pacific, they typically envisage a homogeneous destination of the sun, sand, sea, and palm trees. This romanticised perception hugely undervalues the reality of what the Pacific region offers and the heart of the region - its…

2023 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 28)

​The 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 28) to the UNFCCC will convene from 30 November to 12 December 2023. It will take place in the United Arab Emirates.    BRINGING THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TOGETHER AT THE CROSSROADS OF THE WORLD  

Water science in Kiritimati Island schools

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