Multilateralism at work: the France-Oceania Summit
On 19 July 2021, France and the Pacific came together for the 5th France-Oceania Summit. Convened virtually due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and co-chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron and the Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Kausea Natano (in his…
Study: Warming Waters Threaten Tuna-Dependent Economies in the Pacific
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Climate change is driving tuna further to the east, threatening the economic security of several small island nations
SPC – NIWA Learning Exchange Webinar Series
Inter-agency collaboration, a core principle in the development field, maximises impact of work of developing agencies and increases the value delivered to their stakeholders.
The New Zealand funded Pacific tuna MSE project
The seminar will describe the work conducted by the Pacific Community (SPC) to support the development of harvest strategies by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) for its key tuna stocks and fisheries (skipjack, bigeye,…
High resolution local wind gust modelling
Tuesday 28th September 2021, 2pm (NZ)
This seminar will focus on recent work at NIWA that has made use of high-resolution models to study wind gusts. There will be a brief overview of the models used, including a summary of numerical weather prediction…
Solutions to dealing with a data poor world in Coastal Fisheries
Covid-19 driven job losses across the Pacific islands and Territories (PICT’s) have resulted in increased levels of fishing in coastal systems as families endeavour to keep food on the table. Understanding the full extent of this sharp and sustained…
Data as the key to unlocking climate finance and action
Tuesday 21st September 2021, 2pm (NZ)
The Paris Agreement set ambitious targets for climate change adaptation and mitigation, with the goal of limiting global warming to below 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels. However, accessibility to climate…
Current projects of SPC’s GEM Division
Groundwater in the Pacific
This presentation will introduce some of the water security challenges that communities and countries face, across different island types in the Pacific, and the role of groundwater. It will present on approaches taken by SPC’…
Weather and Impact forecasting
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Tuesday 14th September 2021, 2pm (NZ)
NZ Water Model, water resource and flood forecasting
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Tuesday 31st August 2021, 2pm (NZ)