The ‘hidden’ health danger of climate change
A Public Lecture by the Director-General of the Pacific Community
by DR COLIN TUKUITONGA
New project to enhance cultural and creative industries in the Pacific
A new project aimed at increasing capacity and sustainability of cultural and creative industry initiatives in national economies has been recently launched by the African Caribbean Pacific (ACP) – European Union Programme.
Remarks by SPC DDG Dr Paula Vivili at the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) Training
STATEMENT BY DR PAULA VIVILI
DELIVERED AT OPENING OF THE
POST DISASTER NEEDS ASSESSMENT TRAINING
VIRTUAL MEETING
19 JULY 2021
Minister for Rural, Maritime Development and Disaster Management, and Minister for Defence, National Security and Policing…
More ventilators to support Pacific’s growing COVID-19 patients
Last month, the Pacific Community (SPC) supplied 20 Hamilton ventilators to 11 Pacific Islands Countries and Territories (PICTs). These ventilators will enable PICTs to manage critically ill patients that need respiratory care.
PICTs receiving these…
Agritourism Webinar Series
This month's Agritourism Experiences Webinar series is scheduled for 21 July and will convene critical stakeholders, including government officials, experts from the Pacific Community (SPC) and community-based agriculturists.
The Talanoa session will be…
PILNA rescheduled to November, following overwhelming support from Pacific’s education leaders
EQAP’s numeracy specialist Seru Ramakita conducts a coding workshop with Vanuatu officials earlier in the year. Preparations for the main study, which include coding workshops, have been ongoing despite restrictions in Fiji caused by COVID-19.
The …
2nd Pacific Resilience Meeting: Chair's Summary
This 2nd Pacific Resilience Meeting has once again brought together a cross section of partners from government, the private sector, civil society organisations, development agencies, local/ national/ regional and international organisations, youth and…
What happens when the money runs out
Marlene Dutta. Picture: RNZ
08/07/2021 By: Ariela Zibiah
The Fiji Times
The impact of prolonged unemployment is beginning to show in how Fijians are utilising the social media platform-based Barter for a Better Fiji (BBF), group founder Marlene Dutta…
Youths want a say in climate fight
RIGHT: Children look out to sea while standing on a sea wall in Betio town, South Tarawa, Kiribati. LEFT: Child advocate on DRR and climate change adaptation Tokasa Senibiau. Picture: SUPPLIED
08/07/2021 By: Ariela Zibiah
The Fiji Times
Pacific youth are…
Be prepared – Resilience building
The villagers of Nakabuta in Nadroga. Picture: SUPPLIED
06/07/2021 By: Ariela Zibiah
The Fiji Times, Fiji
Advancing resilience: be interested
The Fijian village of Nakabuta is renowned in the field of archaeology as a group of people that continue to…