European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022
The European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction (EFDRR) forms the regional platform structure of Europe. The triennial EFDRR has established itself as an important vehicle to address the regional disaster risk challenges. It serves as a forum for other…
Webinar: Infrastructure asset condition - Assessment in Pacific Island Countries
The PRIF and SPC will host a Pacific Regional Training Webinar on Infrastructure Asset Condition Assessment on 10 & 17 February 2022.
One ocean summit 2022
Photo credit: United Nation
The ocean covers more than 70% of the surface of our planet, yet it too often remains on the sidelines of major international and European agendas.
Energy resilience and security in focus as Pacific recovers from another natural disaster
Energy resilience and security in focus as Pacific recovers from another natural disaster
The Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption and tsunami in the Kingdom of Tonga on 15 January 2022 is yet another serious reminder of the increasingly…
Ocean Science Fact: Climate change = Ocean change
The dark blue ocean absorbs up to 93% of the excess heat caused by climate change, protecting us from the worst impacts. The ocean regulates the climate and weather, and the Pacific, as the biggest ocean on earth, is a climate engine.
Tsunami wave heights generated by the Hunga volcano eruption across the Pacific
Tsunami wave heights generated by the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption across the Pacific
We have all seen stunning reports and images from the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption in Tonga. The Tsunami waves generated on Saturday were…
Ocean Science Fact: Mangrove and other blue carbon ecosystems can sequester 10 times more carbon than boreal, temperate or tropical forest
Although mangroves account for less than 2% of marine environments, they carry out 10 to 15% of global carbon burial. Mangroves are carbon-absorbing machines that absorb carbon dioxide when growing and sink carbon to the seafloor when dead…
A once in a 1000-year eruption
On Saturday 15 January 2022, the Hunga volcano erupted sending a plume of ash and volcanic gas 30 kilometers into the atmosphere and generating tsunami waves across the Pacific. The full impact of this eruption is still being assessed, but the…
International Recovery Forum 2022
Redesigning Systems for Resilience through Recovery: Assessing Progress and the Unfinished Agenda at the Midpoint of the Sendai Framework19 Jan 2022 14:00 JST Registration and more info: https://buff.ly/34cUnt0
Join us to discuss 6 years of progress…
European Union North Pacific Readiness For El Niño Phase 1 – final report
Contact: Akuila Tawake: [email protected]