New wave forecast system to help predict extreme wave conditions in Small Island nation of Tuvalu
Large cyclones and hurricanes across the globe generate waves that ricochet across our oceans, leaving low-lying Pacific countries at risk of big waves flooding their coastlines with very little warning.
This is what happened to the low-lying atoll…
Pacific Community and World Food Programme strengthen cooperation
The Pacific Community (SPC) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have signed an agreement that aims to increase the effectiveness of their service in assisting Pacific Island countries and territories in achieving their resilience building and development…
National Freshwater Aquaculture Centre re-opens in Vanuatu
Vanuatu’s newly rehabilitated National Freshwater Aquaculture Centre which was severely damaged by Tropical Cyclone Pam last year, was officially re-opened in Port Vila on Friday (8 July).
Cyclone Pam report released for Vanuatu
A reflection on what worked well and what could be improved upon in the Government of Vanuatu’s response to tropical cyclone Pam has been released today.
Boost for cyclone Pam recovery in Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu
Long-term recovery efforts from the devastation left by tropical cyclone Pam will receive a welcome boost in four Pacific Island nations following a EUR 6 million funding agreement between the Pacific Community (SPC) and development bank KfW, on behalf…
SPC lends public health surveillance helping hand to Vanuatu
Three public health experts from the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) will head to Port Vila and Pentecost Island this weekend to support Vanuatu’s Ministry of Health with the surveillance, diagnosis and response to diseases with epidemic…
SPC staff raise 1.17 million francs for Red Cross Cyclone Pam appeal
A ceremony was held at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) headquarters in Noumea today to hand over funds raised by its staff social club to the Red Cross Tropical Cyclone Pam appeal.
GIZ and SPC partner to address food security in Vanuatu
A girl at her home in Port Vila, Efate island, Vanuatu. Photo credit: Hanna Butler/IFRC/NZ Red Cross
SPC deploys scientific and technical experts to assist Vanuatu and Tuvalu
Satellite image: Damage to buildings in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Image created by Digital Globe & SPC Geoscience Division
Pacific Disaster Net provides daily updates in wake of tropical cyclone Pam
The Pacific’s largest and most comprehensive information management resource on disaster risk management and national sustainable development has commenced daily email updates in the wake of cyclone Pam.
Anyone wanting to subscribe to the Pacific…