Opening Remarks by Dr. Stuart Minchin, Director-General of the Pacific Community at the Inaugural Pacific Disaster Risk Reduction Ministers Meeting
Inaugural Pacific Disaster Risk Reduction Ministers Meeting, 14-16th September 2022 - Nadi, Fiji
Opening Remarks by Dr. Stuart Minchin, Director-General, Pacific Community (SPC)
Chair, Honourable Inia Seruiratu,…
Welcoming Remarks by Fiji's Honorable Minister for Defence, National Security and Policing & Rural, Maritime Development and Disaster Management at the Inaugural Pacific Disaster Risk Reduction Ministers Meeting
Inaugural Pacific Disaster Risk Reduction Ministers Meeting, 14th – 16th September 2022, Nadi, Fiji
OPENING REMARKS FOR HONORABLE MINISTER FOR DEFENCE, NATIONAL SECURITY AND POLICING & RURAL, MARITIME DEVELOPMENT AND DISASTER…
Inaugural Pacific Disaster Ministers Meeting begins in Nadi
Pacific Ministers recognise the importance of strong consistent leadership and commitment to the resilience of the Blue Pacific at the Inaugural Pacific Disaster Risk Reduction Ministers Meeting today.
Government ministers responsible for disaster risk…
Inaugural Pacific Disaster Risk Reduction Ministers & Officials Meetings
Of critical importance to resilience-building efforts is the need for strong and consistent leadership at the national and regional levels. This is to catalyze and galvanise efforts to build resilience - strengthening disaster risk reduction/climate…
Palau students address plastic pollution in the marine environment
Planning Fiji's Climate Resilient Infrastrucuture: Retrofit or Relocate
Fiji, like many island countries in the Pacific, is susceptible to extreme weather events which are worsened by climate change. The frequency and intensity of cyclones, floods and droughts are changing and together with rising sea-levels represent an…
From SOPAC to SPC's Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division: The Pacific Community at 75
The GEM Division was officially created in late 2017 after the merge of SPC’s Geoscience and Economic Development Divisions. This brought together the work across SPC in renewable energy, maritime safety & transport, disaster risk reduction, hazard…
Can our region be carbon neutral by 2050?
In a region where 80 percent of energy is powered by fossil fuels, Pacific leaders have declared their intention to make the region carbon neutral by 2050. The declaration is expected to not only support the Pacific Sustainable Development targets, but…
We know more about the moon than we know about our oceans - Early Career Oceans Professionals in Vanuatu
Steve Hango and fellow ECOP Mildrek Kelokelo aboard the One Ocean Expedition in Fiji
For a long time, the Vanuatu oceans office, charged with the management of Vanuatu’s marine environment and its resources, has been a one-man affair. Toney Trevi, Head…