Sharing the same mindset – Keeping the environment clean
The Republic of Palau is famous for its beautiful Rock Islands and diverse underwater seascape which attracts many tourists. But like many tropical islands, diseases carried by mosquitoes and other insects affect the community causing malaria, dengue…
A Fisheries Science Vessel for the Pacific
PCCOS is working with SPC's Fisheries, Aquaculture and Maritime and Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Divisions, along with external partners and collaborators on the acquisition of Fisheries Science Vessel for the Pacific.
The Pacific Community Centre for Ocean Science (PCCOS) Brochure
Les femmes doivent faire entendre leur voix dans la gestion des catastrophes
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As the Pacific begins to shift its strategy towards a post COVID rebuilding model, there is an opportunity to rebuild institutions and programs, so they are stronger and more resilient. A key element to this…
World Ocean's Day 2022 virtual celebration with COSPPAC
June 8 is World Ocean's Day. Join us to celebrate the work of the Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific (COSPPac) aimed at enhancing the capacity of the Pacific Islands to manage and mitigate the impacts of climate variability and tidal…
72 heures suffisent
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72 hours is all it takes
Resilience 72-hour kits are a preparation tool for our communities to utilise in the hours after a disaster.
Ocean Science Fact: Certains requins vivant aujourd'hui sont nés dans les années 1600.
Some shark species can live very long lives. The Greenland shark, which lives in the Artic, has the longest known lifespan of all vertebrate species. It can live for over 400 years, and potentially much longer.
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World Oceans Summit Asia-Pacific
The Asia-Pacific is the region that is perhaps most vulnerable to climate change and ocean degradation, being heavily dependent on the seas for food provision and economic development. Challenges with pollution, climate change impacts, biodiversity loss…
Earthquake scenario selection for tsunami inundation hazard assessment webinar 2022
The webinar focused on how to analyse tsunami inundation dangers caused by earthquakes in Pacific Island countries.
The SPC's Geoscience, Energy and Maritime (GEM) division launched a regional tsunami hazard assessment guidelines in partnership…