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The natural environment has always been a part of Pacific island culture. It has shaped our way of leaving in our early lives. the kingdom of Tonga SOE report aims to give Tonga the best and clearest status of it environment by answering the following key questons:|What is the current condition of the Tongan environment?|What are the risk the Togan environment faces and what measures have been put forward to minimise them? This could provide lessons for the Togan.|Where is the environment of Togan headed based on the assessed thermatic areas?|some of the drivers that triggers the change of the environment in TOgan are, social, economic, technological and culture forces referred to as drivers.

Natural disasters, such as tropical cyclones hurricanes and floods can generate large quantities of waste including building debris, fallen trees and hazardous waste.

L’ouverture du Centre sur le changement climatique dans le Pacifique (CCCP) au Programme régional océanien de l’environnement en 2019 a marqué une étape importante pour nos îles du Pacifique.

Sentiments shared by Kosi Latu, Director General of SPREP on Greening of the Pacific Games campaign. For SPREP, it was indeed a successful joint effort with the Government of Samoa through the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) and other partners.

For the first time in Pacific Games history, Samoa as host of the XVI Games, has committed to a Greening of the Games campaign aiming for reduced single-use plastic and better waste management.

Acknowledgements from the Samoa XVI Games Office, Voices of Athletes, National University of Samoa, Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment- Waste Management Office, and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP). Thank you and Fa'afetai tele lava!

Pacific islands are at the frontline of climate change impacts. Climate change science provides much needed evidence to inform policy, planning, and decision making at the global, regional, national and community levels. This 60sec video outlines the role of climate change science in sector planning, negotiations, adaptation and mitigation initiatives.

Pacific islands are at the frontline of climate change impacts. Climate change science provides much needed evidence to inform policy, planning, and decision making at the global, regional, national and community levels. The 5 mins video outlines the role of climate change science in sector planning, negotiations, adaptation and mitigation initiatives.

Over 1000 volunteers came on 25 May to cleanup the rivers of Apia before the Samoa Independence Celebrations.

In the tropical Pacific ocean, the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) remains neutral. The positive Indian ocean dipole (IOD) events continues.