The ‘hidden’ health danger of climate change

A Public Lecture by the Director-General of the Pacific Community by DR COLIN TUKUITONGA

Exploring the World of Psychometrics: improving the educational outcomes for Pacific students

Psychometric analysis is now increasingly being employed by Pacific Island countries to analyse student assessments and report on the key areas of education identified by the national governments of the region. To improve the standard of reporting using…

Research in Focus: Meet Timaima Sovaki, Wood Processing Technician

Research in Focus: Meet Timaima Sovaki, Wood Processing Technician This time in Research In Focus, we sit with Timaima Sovaki, Wood Processing Technician at the Pacific Community’s (SPC) Land Resources Division. Hailing from the picturesque island of…

USAID and SPC support strengthening of Fiji's Human Rights Database and Complaints Management System

The Fiji Human Rights Commission staff recently underwent intensive training with a team from HURIDOCS, a leading human rights technology non-government organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland. The collaboration focussed on enhancing Fiji's human…

Pasifika NiuNet: a new collaborative platform for an integrated approach to coconut research and development in the Pacific

First face-to-face Coconut Board Governance meeting, with participants from Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon islands, Tokelau, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, French Polynesia, Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand - SPC

Traditional leaders gather in Fiji to discuss the Pacific Traditional Leaders Forum 2024

This week marks a historic occasion as traditional leaders from Aotearoa New Zealand, Fiji, Hawai’i, and Samoa are converging in Suva, Fiji, to reignite ancestral ties and lay the groundwork for the inaugural Pacific Traditional Leaders Forum 2024.

Nadave makes Resilience Qualification a core course for TVET students

The Centre for Appropriate Technology and Development (CATD) in Nadave, Fiji, received essential equipment to offer the Certificates in Resilience Qualifications, Levels 2 and 4, from the Pacific Community (SPC) on February 20th, 2024.

Land Resources Research in Focus: Meet Feasirua Lagilagi, Coconut Genetic Resources intern

Could you describe your academic background and how it led you to pursue your internship at the Pacific Community (SPC)? I graduated from the University of the South Pacific (USP) with a bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry, reflecting my strong…

Pacific Island countries come together to discuss water scarcity

Water is essential for life, but it is a scarce resource in many Pacific Island countries. Climate change adds to the undersupply, with rising sea levels threatening freshwater supplies.

Launch of the Pacific Regional One Maritime Framework development and funding announcement 

(R-L) European Union (EU) Ambassador to the Pacific, Her Excellency, Ms Barbara Plinkert, Acting Permanent Secretary Ministry of Public Works, Meteorological Services and Transport, Mr. George Tavo and SPC Director General Dr Stuart Minchin 
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