State of the art Tonga tide gauge
With support from the Australian Government, the Tongan Government, and the Pacific Community (SPC), a tide gauge has been recording sea level and climate information in Tonga since January 1993.
In 2018, 25 years later in its busy port location, the…
Keeping watch on the ring of fire: PW Podcast S02-09
Papua New Guinea sits on the 'ring of fire' and has a history of volcanic activity. A volcanic eruption can be devastating to local communities, so the government is working with SPC's Building Safety and Resilience in the Pacific (BSRP) to increase the…
Pacific Island Countries take the helm on Aids to Navigation and safety at sea
Almost 50% of the population of the Pacific live on outer islands stretched across our vast Blue Pacific, which makes up 28 million sq. kilometres of Ocean.
This sector is a backbone for the Pacific economy as communities are reliant on it for access to…
[CANCELLED] Ocean Science to Service Workshop
The Ocean Science to Service Workshop seeks to provide national ocean stakeholders with practical skills and knowledge in oceans and tides monitoring and prediction. Training will cover sector-specific ocean monitoring resources, tidal prediction tools,…
Escape to Santo: PW Podcast S02-08
The eruption of the Manaro volcano in Vanuatu caught many off guard and forced thousands residents of villages in the area to evacuate. Vanuatu is now working to ensure they are better prepared for these types of evacuations in the future, in part…
Preparing youth for disaster in Samoa: PW Podcast S02-07
While strong public awareness efforts about disaster preparation are underway across the Pacific, how can officials be certain they are reaching the regions most vulnerable populations? Would a 5 year old child know what to do during a disaster? How can…
The Pacific Community (SPC) and climate change: Building resilient communities in the Pacific
SPC's Director of Environmental Sustainability Programme on SPC and climate change
This week, the Pacific Community and Partners are at COP 25 in Madrid. Listen to Sylvie Goyet, SPC's Director of Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Programme on how SPC helps its members countries and territories address the threat of…
Strengthening GIS Capacity in Marshall Islands
A two-week training to upgrade Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) skills was held in the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) from 3-12 December 2019.
The training aimed at building capacity of the RMI GIS User Group with…
2020 Tide Prediction Calendars Released
More than 1,900 Tide Prediction Calendars for 23 Pacific locations were distributed this week to National Meteorological Service offices and other coastal users around the region. These annual calendars are a popular product of the Australian-funded…