The Pacific Community Center for Ocean Science, Improved Ocean Science Collaboration within SPC and within the region for improved services to member countries
PCCOS is the new Pacific Community Centre for Ocean Science. It aims a better integrating Ocean Science within SPC and provide SPC members with improved Ocean data and products.
PW Podcast S03-E06: Atoll nations establishing water security
Building on the successful implementation of the Strengthening Water Security of Vulnerable Island States program, the Pacific Community is assisting member states to improve access to clean water sources and safe hygiene.
The initial five-year sub-…
Pacific Community members welcome European Union as Permanent Observer
After several decades of joint actions in support of the region’s development, the partnership between the Pacific Community (SPC) and European Union (EU) has reached a new stage. On 1 August 2021, SPC’s member countries and territories welcomed the…
Multilateralism at work: the France-Oceania Summit
On 19 July 2021, France and the Pacific came together for the 5th France-Oceania Summit. Convened virtually due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and co-chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron and the Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Kausea Natano (in his…
Study: Warming Waters Threaten Tuna-Dependent Economies in the Pacific
(Photo credit: ISSF_Jeff Muir)
Climate change is driving tuna further to the east, threatening the economic security of several small island nations
The New Zealand funded Pacific tuna MSE project
The seminar will describe the work conducted by the Pacific Community (SPC) to support the development of harvest strategies by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) for its key tuna stocks and fisheries (skipjack, bigeye,…
High resolution local wind gust modelling
Tuesday 28th September 2021, 2pm (NZ)
This seminar will focus on recent work at NIWA that has made use of high-resolution models to study wind gusts. There will be a brief overview of the models used, including a summary of numerical weather prediction…
Solutions to dealing with a data poor world in Coastal Fisheries
Covid-19 driven job losses across the Pacific islands and Territories (PICT’s) have resulted in increased levels of fishing in coastal systems as families endeavour to keep food on the table. Understanding the full extent of this sharp and sustained…
Data as the key to unlocking climate finance and action
Tuesday 21st September 2021, 2pm (NZ)
The Paris Agreement set ambitious targets for climate change adaptation and mitigation, with the goal of limiting global warming to below 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels. However, accessibility to climate…