Enhancing macroeconomic resilience to natural disasters and climate change in...
Natural disasters and climate change are interrelated macro-critical issues affecting all Pacific small states to varying degrees. In addition to their devastating human costs, these events damage growth
View ArticleA question of survival: why Australia and New Zealand must heed the Pacific’s...
This report outlines the need for increased political action from the goverments of Australia and New Zealand ahead of the critical climate change negotiations in Paris, and in the wake of the series of
View ArticleUN urges Pacific island countries to prepare for looming El Nino emergency
The UN has urged Pacific island nations to prepare now for a looming El Nino emergency which could affect more than 4 million people, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters here Tuesday. The
View ArticleClimate change, food security, and socioeconomic livelihood in Pacific Islands
This report assesses the impact of climate change on agriculture and fisheries in three Pacific Island countries, including the impacts on agricultural production, economic returns for major crops, and
View ArticleRegional statement on the El Niño and potential impacts for the Pacific Islands
This statement was produced at the first Pacific Island Climate Outlook Forum (PICOF) held on the 12th to the 16th of October at the University of the South Pacific. The forum had a specific focus on the
View ArticleAustralia must help Pacific islands at Paris climate summit, says PNG leader
Papua New Guinea’s prime minister Peter O’Neill has urged Australia to be an advocate for the Pacific in pushing for a strong agreement at this month’s worldwide climate change talks in Paris. The...
View ArticleUnsettled: water and sanitation in urban settlement communities of the Pacific
As more and more families migrate from rural areas to Pacific capital cities, water, sanitation and health challenges in rapidly growing informal settlements in key Pacific capital cities are in urgent
View ArticleEl Niño strengthens in the Pacific: preparing for the impacts of drought
This publication reports on the current drought moving through the Pacific Islands, brought by one of the strongest El Niño events since record. It describes regional environmental and sociopolitical...
View ArticleAnalyzing the economic costs and benefits of climate change adaptation options
The fourth publication in the USAID Adapt Asia-Pacific Adaptation Finance Knowledge Series presents the methodology used in the Pacific Cost-Benefit Analysis Initiative (P-CBA) training workshops,...
View ArticlePrecautionary management of deep sea mining potential in Pacific Island...
A new World Bank report recommends that Pacific Island countries supporting or considering deep sea mining activities proceed with a high degree of caution to avoid irreversible damage to the ecosystem,
View ArticleClimate change and Pacific Island food systems
Climate change in Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) is projected to have significant impacts, including rising sea-levels, more violent tropical cyclones and droughts. Fish stocks in the
View ArticleVulnerability of Pacific Island agriculture and forestry to climate change
This research highlights the underlying resilience of Pacific agriculture to climate change, particularly for many of the region’s staple food crops. It identifies a range of potential response measures
View ArticleClimate and disaster resilience
This report demonstrates how taking steps now to ensure that buildings and construction activities in the Pacific can better withstand climate change-related events will reduce impacts in future years.
View ArticleRegional statement on the impacts of the 2015/16 El Niño and 2016/17 climate...
The Pacific Island Climate Outlook Forum (PICOF) has issued its Regional climate outlook and tropical cyclone outlook for 2016/2017. The forum, which took place on 17th and 18th of October in Nadi, Fiji,
View ArticleRenewable energy and sustainable development in Pacific Island countries
Renewable energy is a crucial step toward sustainable development in Pacific island countries (PICs). Asia has grown rapidly in the past 2 decades and accounts for an increasing share of global...
View ArticleClimate finance in the Pacific: an overview of flows to the region’s Small...
This paper presents an analysis of climate finance flows to Pacific Island states in 2010–2014, collectively and by country, as well as more recent data on flows from multilateral climate funds. The Small
View ArticlePacific Islands meteorological services in action: a compendium of climate...
The “Pacific Islands Meteorological Services in Action” Compendium which was compiled by SPREP-FINPAC Project in partnership with World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Climate and Oceans Support...
View ArticleMercury monitoring in women of child-bearing age in Asia and the Pacific Region
A new study, supported by the Minamata Convention’s Interim Secretariat hosted by UN Environment, reveals that women of childbearing age living in four Pacific Island countries have elevated levels of
View ArticleWorld Bank: let climate-threatened Pacific islanders migrate to Australia or NZ
Australia and New Zealand should allow open migration for citizens of Pacific nations threatened by climate change, to boost struggling island economies and prevent a later mass forced migration, a paper
View ArticleQuake of 6.8 magnitude strikes off Vanuatu in South Pacific: USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck north of the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was recorded at a depth of 175 km (108
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