Pacific disaster and emergency managers rally commitment towards resilience building
Managers and stakeholders from the disaster and emergency management sectors in 15 Pacific Island countries convened in Nadi, Fiji, to review progress, obstacles, and prospects in regional cooperation to enhance disaster preparedness and response.
Educators trained to offer resilience qualifications in the Pacific
As discussions on resilience and climate change are growing amongst different sectors and platforms in the Pacific, formalising practices and creating career pathways through the newly developed Resilience Qualifications has scaled up the need to offer…
Fiji and SPC collaborate to boost disaster preparedness and climate resilience
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
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…