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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

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

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