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If our ancestors can find local solutions to ensure the safety of our people what about us? Those were the words of Dr. Joeli Veitayaki in his opening remarks of the Pacific Ocean & Climate Crisis Assessment Third Authors conference currently underway at the University of Canterbury. Whilst addressing the 60 plus authors attending the […]

The close collaboration and synergy between the Pacific Ocean and Climate Crisis Assessment project partners from The University of the South Pacific and the University of Canterbury has enabled the project to meet its goals progressively, heading into the new year. This was highlighted by Dr. Christina Laalaai-Tausa, the project team leader for UC during

Professor Ratuva will speak at COP28, at an EU-Pacific event on Food and Health Security, while the remaining nine members of the delegation will join the conference online, bringing expertise across Indigenous knowledge and innovation, social and political sciences, and earth sciences from Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC). The UC

Despite being hit by two consecutive cyclones at the start of 2023, Vanuatu continues to show a strong sense of resilience in terms of adapting to the impacts of climate change. Their resilience is evident in their acknowledgement that a central part of dealing with the changes is maintaining a very strong connection to the

Known for its white sandy beaches and friendly people, the island of Kiribati is slowly being consumed by rising sea levels. In a recent visit by The University of the South Pacific’s Pacific Ocean and Climate Crisis Assessment (POCCA) team to the island nation from July 3-10, the islanders have attested to the impacts of

The University of the South Pacific’s (USP) Pacific Ocean & Climate Crisis Assessment (POCCA) project will allow Pacific Island countries to drive and strengthen their climate change policies. These were the words of Rebekah Robertson, the Adviser-Climate Change and Environment for the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade (MFAT) while attending the POCCA

In the face of escalating climate change and its devastating impacts on the Pacific region, the Pacific Ocean and Climate Crisis Assessment (POCCA) research project has emerged as a pioneering initiative aimed at comprehensively assessing the challenges and opportunities arising from the climate crisis. During her opening remarks at the POCCA 2nd Authors Conference in

The University of the South Pacific (USP) is currently hosting the 2nd Author’s Conference of the Pacific Oceans and Climate Crisis Assessment Project (POCCA) project at the Tanoa International Hotel in Nadi. The conference was officially opened by the Honourable Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad. In his opening speech, Professor

As a low-lying island nation, Nauru is one of several Pacific Island countries highly vulnerable to the impacts brought about by climate change. The University of the South Pacific’s (USP) Pacific Ocean and Climate Crisis Assessment (POCCA) project team recently visited Nauru from the 6th-13th May 2023 as part of its continued mission to capture