Reports

Introduction L’Océanie est le siège du phénomène d’oscillation australe El Niño, qui a d’importantes conséquences sur les conditions météorologiques dans les États et Territoires insulaires océaniens. Un important épisode El Niño se produit actuellement et engendre de…

INTRODUCTION This volume is intended as a companion to Blue Pacific Continent, Volume I – Primer on Pacific Regional Climate Change Action. This reference book offers an overview of Pacific countries and territories with a focus on government…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The “Blue Pacific Continent” is both a mindset and a geographic region. The Southwest Pacific Ocean is home to more than two dozen island states and territories that range in size and population. The people…

Majuro, the Republic of Marshall Islands - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Governments of Japan and the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI), marked a major milestone in the Enhancing Disaster and…

Introduction The Pacific is home to the El Niño Southern Oscillation, which has major impacts on the weather conditions in the Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs). The current situation is that of a major El Niño…

1 February 2024, Samoa. The Pacific region is highly vulnerable and prone to the impacts of climate change, with loss of biodiversity, increased intensity of storms, drought, damage to infrastructure and diminished access to fresh water…

Description of the Event Date of event / Date when the trigger was met 2024-01-22 What happened, where and when? On the night of 22 January 2024, a significant water and wave-related event occurred due to a potent winter storm…

KEVIN PETRINI UNDP Deputy Resident Representative, Federated States of Micronesia Pohnpei, FSM – In November 1998, I arrived in the Pacific for the first time to the island of Samoa. I was a young man just out…

1. Executive summary Introduction On 15 January 2022, the explosion of Hunga Tonga and Hunga Haapai (HTHH), two sister underwater volcano located in an uninhabited area about 65 kilometres north of Nuku'alofa, Tonga's capital, triggered a Pacific-wide tsunami…

In September 2023, El Niño was officially declared in FSM, raising concerns for the upcoming months. The drying trend, intensifying from October to November, typically peaks in January after an El Niño event. Anticipating this, it…