Tonga eyes strategic Vava'u site for new humanitarian warehouse
PHWP infrastructure lead Amiee Groundwater visiting the proposed warehouse site in Vava'u with NDMO Deputy Director Aisea Funavai
Remarks by SPC’s GEM Deputy Director for Disaster and Community Resilience Programme (DCRP), Mr Exsley Taloiburi for the Second Regional Co-Design workshop for Integrate Pasifika
Salutations:
Distinguished colleagues, partners, and friends,
I am honoured to speak with you today on an initiative that represents a significant step forward in how we approach information sharing and decision-…
Disaster risk reduction in fisheries training through a gender equity and social inclusion lens
A specialised training in gender equity and social inclusion has provided fisheries officers an opportunity to strengthen knowledge of gender concepts and build their understanding on gender equality and social inclusion.
Pacific women leadership progressing in disaster risk management
There are currently no female Fire Chiefs or Police Commissioners in the Pacific. In fact, women are under-represented throughout the disaster management sector in the Pacific, particularly in leadership roles.
7th Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022
A Multi-stakeholder forum recognized by the UN General Assembly
Latest publications from the Pacific Community (SPC)
The latest publications list includes several from the Fisheries, Aquaculture & Marine Ecosystems (FAME) Division, including Shark and ray identification manual and two reviews of the fisheries, management and trade of Aquarium products in the…
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction- Statement by Dr. A. Aumua, SPC Deputy Director-General
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Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
Statement by Dr Audrey Aumua
Deputy Director General, The Pacific Community (SPC)
In New Caledonia, when the house is on fire, traditional leaders can help
Seven hundred years. That’s the time the Mont-Dore forest in New Caledonia will need to regenerate, after a bush fire destroyed most of it last year.
Pacific students gain professional qualifications in climate change adaptation & disaster risk reduction
First cohort – Certificate 4 in resilience (face-to-face session). Country representatives from Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu participating in shrinking island activity.
World first in resilience for the Pacific Islands
In a world-first, the Pacific has launched a regional industry association for practitioners involved in climate change, disasters and other fields related to building resilience.