Agriculture recovery information sheets distributed to Tongans and regionally after calamitous eruption

The massive eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’aipi volcano in January 2022 has devastated communities and will have far-reaching effects on Tonga agriculture. SPC’s Land Resources Division (LRD) has responded by consulting its agriculture and soil…

Agriculture: Tonga Recovery Factsheets

The massive eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’aipi volcano in January 2022 has devastated communities and will have far-reaching effects on Tonga agriculture. SPC’s Land Resources Division (LRD) has responded by consulting its agriculture and soil…

In the aftermath of Tonga's Hunga volcano eruption: A PW Podcast

S04-E01: In the aftermath of Tonga's Hunga volcano 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…

COVID-19 response: SPC deploys health experts to assist Pacific Island Countries

The Pacific Community (SPC) is deploying a team of health experts from the Public Health Division to support requests made by Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs), to assist with its COVID-19 preparedness and response. Today a team of 5…

Post graduate certificate program strengthens health interventions in the Pacific

Self-assessment of data flow within health ministries across the Pacific has become a priority for the sector in order to combat major health issues such as the NCD crisis. To boost the capacity of the health workers in the region, the Strengthening…

Spotlight: Women in Leadership in the Pacific

The 16 days of activism campaign concluded last week with advocacy on issues not only relating to ending violence against women and girls but also on supporting women in attaining economic empowerment across all sectors in the Pacific.

Tonga Strategic Roadmap for Emergency Risk Management

Stat of the week: Nearly everyone in Tonga is covered by at least a 3G mobile network

Nearly everyone in Tonga is covered by at least a 3G mobile network (99% in 2019). This is a great improvement on the estimated 15% coverage in 2013. Information and communications technology can alleviate the challenges of distance and isolation,…

What do the statistics tell us about the impacts of the COVID-19 on PICT economies

A new paper by SPC Statistics Advisor-Strategic Planning Monitoring Analysis, Elizabeth Ragimana and SPC Data Analysis and Dissemination Manager, David Abbott reveals how almost eighteen months on since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide,…

World Food Day: Tonga taps tradition and the Pacific’s Tree of Life to feed communities and secure livelihoods

As the global community celebrates World Food Day 2021 on October 16 with the theme of “our actions are our future”, one project in Tonga is ensuring the future of local communities by building on the harvest of traditional food through youth.
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