Data sharing collaboration makes Pacific health information more accessible than ever before
Image: Kolovai Health Centre in Tonga, credit: DFAT
The Pacific Data Hub and Tupaia today announced a data sharing collaboration that will see publicly available health data on the Pacific made more accessible…
Trust, flexibility and innovation: celebrating the partnership between New Zealand and the Pacific Community
I recall vividly the first days of COVID-19, when the Pacific – and the world – discovered this new disease which was going to so deeply upset all of our certainties. For intergovernmental organisations such as the Pacific Community (SPC), agility and…
The Loyalty Islands are studying the opportunities for aquaculture and fish farming in their islands
Les Îles Loyautés étudient les enjeux de l’aquaculture et de la pisciculture pour leurs îles
Six personnes de Lifou et de Maré (Iles Loyauté de la Nouvelle-Calédonie) viennent sur la Grande Terre afin de découvrir les enjeux de l’aquaculture et de…
Did you know? Similar to other parts of the Pacific, Kanak cultural communities live in tribes that are governed by a Chiefly system
Pacific Community members welcome European Union as Permanent Observer
After several decades of joint actions in support of the region’s development, the partnership between the Pacific Community (SPC) and European Union (EU) has reached a new stage. On 1 August 2021, SPC’s member countries and territories welcomed the…
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…
Green News: 12% of the population does not have access to safe drinking water in the North West of New Caledonia
Did you know that 12% of the population does not have access to safe drinking water in the North West of New Caledonia? Water resources are diminishing due to frequent drought, damage to watersheds, and waste. So, every month, tankers have to deliver…
Why are some Pacific Lagoon corals resistant to climate change?
Photo credit: SPC/2021/Pauline Bosserelle