The first staff exchange between PaCE-SD (USP) and the University of Canterbury’s Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies (UC-MBC) recently took place from April 4 – 18. Jasha Dehm, Research Fellow and Jiaoji Sigavata, I.T. officer are both part of the Pacific Ocean and Climate Crisis Assessment Project (POCCA) at PaCE-SD which has an exchange […]
The island country of Tuvalu continues to punch above its weight when it comes to climate change resilience and adaptation despite its isolation and relatively small island size. With a population of just under 12,000, Tuvalu has become the global symbol of the fight against climate change. The USP’s Pacific Ocean and Climate Crisis Assessment
POCCA Project undertakes Community Consultations in Tuvalu Read More »
Life in the Pacific Islands is rapidly changing as a result of climate change, which poses a serious threat to people’s livelihoods. Recently, the USP POCCA research team visited communities in the island of Gau and the Province of Ba which enabled the collection of data as well as the documentation of community stories and
POCCA Project Community Consultations Conducted in Gau and Ba, Fiji Read More »
Professor Bronwyn Hayward (MNZM), an expert on sustainability, youth, climate change, and citizenship at the University of Canterbury (UC), comments on the 27th Conference of Parties (COP 27) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that is now happening in Sharm El Sheikh. Professor Hayward is one of the leaders of the
The University of the South Pacific through the Pacific Ocean and Climate Crisis Assessment Project (POCCA) gives voice to Pacific Indigenous knowledge systems and how they can work together in harmony with Western scientific approaches. The project’s interdisciplinary approach allows for integrated data, which is frequently lacking in Pacific regional climate change positions. The USP
POCCA Project commences its Community Research in Vanua Levu, Fiji Read More »
Academics, researchers, and experts from many ocean states in the Pacific met in Christchurch on 1-2 September 2022 to discuss how to address the climate crisis through Indigenous knowledge systems. The participants of the conference have been extensively and intensively studying how the climate crisis has been framed and approached. They also identified potential solutions
