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…
Pacific Community pays tribute to valued SPC former colleague Jill Emberson
Photo credit: ABC - The Jill Effect: ABC broadcaster Jill Emberson dies, leaving extraordinary legacy for ovarian cancer research
Today, the Pacific Community (SPC) staff mourns the loss of a valued former colleague, Jill Emberson. SPC extends…
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…
The economic & humanitarian catastrophe threatening Pacific island communities
This story originally appeared on the Inter Press Service website, it has been republished here with permission.
Using drama to battle domestic violence: PW Podcast S02-06
Actions speak louder than words! That is the underlying theme which has inspired an innovative approach to combat violence against women and girls in the Solomon Islands.
Climate refugees are without UN protection or rights under international law
Photo Credit: UNHCR
This story originally appeared on the Inter Press Service website, it has been republished here with permission.
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16 days of activism against gender based violence: Yvonne Te Ruki Rangi o Tangaora Underhill-Sem, Associate Professor, University of Auckland
16 days of activism against gender based violence: Yvonne Te Ruki Rangi o Tangaora Underhill-Sem, Associate Professor, University of Auckland
Dr Colin Tukuitonga on Climate Change
The Director-General of the Pacific Community discusses the impacts of climate change in the region, and the action that must be undertaken to help vulnerable island countries adapt.
PW Podcast S02-05: From Decca to London
New water and electricity supply schemes have been officially opened on Kiritimati Island, providing greener energy sources and improving access to clean drinking water for the local hospital and more than 400 households in the communities of Tennessee…