International Women's Day 2022 — Women leading resilience
Melinda Mathers, Pacific Community's Technical Vocational Education and Training Coordinator, Geoscience, Energy and Maritime (GEM) Division.
International Women's Day 2022 — Accomplishing more than I had envisaged
Zarin Khan, the Pacific Community, Research Assistant Pacific Disaster Net, Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division
International Women's Day 2022 — Women have a role to play in climate change and disaster across the Pacific
Titilia Rabuatoka, the Pacific Community, Project Implementation Officer, Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division
Resilience is a cross-cutting sector and requires implementing relevant climate change adaptation measures within rapidly changing…
International Women's Day 2022 — Energy is not a ‘one-man’ job
Koin Etuati, the Pacific Community, FSM Sustainable Energy (FSM.SE) Project Implementation Adviser, Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division.
Showcasing Pacific Science on the Global Stage
Photo ©SPC
This week the representatives from the Pacific Community (SPC) will join over 5000 ocean specialists from across the globe for the 2022 Ocean Sciences Meeting. Held every 2 years, the gathering is one of the largest and most significant…
Report: Women hold the key to unlocking the potential of sustainable energy in the Pacific
The countries and territories of the Pacific share some common energy challenges, but their success in meeting them has been uneven, particularly in rural areas. Addressing the shortfalls will require a renewed focus on women at every stage, as key and…
International Women's Day 2022 — SPC's Ridge to Reef Champion
Dr. Fononga Vainga Mangisi-Mafileo, Pacific Community, Communications and Knowledge Management Advisor, Ridge to Reef, Geoscience, Energy and Maritime (GEM) Division.
Ocean Science Fact: The largest recorded blue whale is 33 meters long
Photo Credit: Jeff Hester / Ocean Image Bank
Our ocean teems with life ranging from the blue whale — the biggest animal on Earth — to tiny microbes. The largest recorded blue whale is 33.58 meters length, the height of an 11-story…
Charging up regulations to support electric transportation in the Pacific
Charging up regulations to support electric transportation in the Pacific
Ocean Science Fact: Did you know that a tsunami can travel at the speed of an airliner?
Because of the physics that governs the propagation of water waves, the speed of a tsunami depends only on the water depth. In the Pacific Ocean where the average depth is 4500 m, the speed of a tsunami is 750 km/h.
In comparison, large ocean…