Women need a stronger voice in disaster management
As the Pacific begins to shift its strategy towards a post COVID rebuilding model, there is an opportunity to rebuild institutions and programs, so they are stronger and more resilient. A key element to this process is increasing the participation and…
World Ocean's Day 2022 virtual celebration with COSPPAC
June 8 is World Ocean's Day. Join us to celebrate the work of the Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific (COSPPac) aimed at enhancing the capacity of the Pacific Islands to manage and mitigate the impacts of climate variability and tidal…
72 hours is all it takes
72 hours is all it takes
Resilience 72-hour kits are a preparation tool for our communities to utilise in the hours after a disaster.
Ocean Science Fact: Some sharks living today were born in the 1600s
Some shark species can live very long lives. The Greenland shark, which lives in the Artic, has the longest known lifespan of all vertebrate species. It can live for over 400 years, and potentially much longer.
Learn more from PCCOS.
World Oceans Summit Asia-Pacific
The Asia-Pacific is the region that is perhaps most vulnerable to climate change and ocean degradation, being heavily dependent on the seas for food provision and economic development. Challenges with pollution, climate change impacts, biodiversity loss…
Earthquake scenario selection for tsunami inundation hazard assessment webinar 2022
The webinar focused on how to analyse tsunami inundation dangers caused by earthquakes in Pacific Island countries.
The SPC's Geoscience, Energy and Maritime (GEM) division launched a regional tsunami hazard assessment guidelines in partnership…
Ocean Science Fact: Not all fish are cold-blooded
Did you know that not all fish are cold-blooded?
The opah, or moonfish, is the only known warm-blooded fish on Earth. Recent studies shown that the opah circulates heated blood throughout its body, giving it a competitive advantage in the cold ocean…
7th Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022
A Multi-stakeholder forum recognized by the UN General Assembly
Mereseini Rakuita, SPC’s Principal Strategic Lead – Pacific Women keynote address on Women In Maritime day 2022
"If we are to make any meaningful changes to the participation of women in the maritime sector, we must be fully cognisant of the barriers that do exist.”
Mereseini Rakuita, SPC’s Principal Strategic Lead – Pacific Women, shared this comment in her…