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The "Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC) Partners Dialogue on Long Term Sustainability Plan for Building a Climate Resilient Pacific" was successfully held on March 12-13 2025 at the PCCC in Vailima, Samoa. The Dialogue brought together government officials, representatives from donor partners, private sector, civil society organisations, youth representatives, regional organisation, international financial institutions, academic institutions ad other stakeholders to not only embrace the journey of the PCCC since 2019 but also discuss the PCCC's long-term sustainability and predictable financial support. This event marked the first Partners Dialogue as a biennial coordination mechanism to support the PCCC's mission and vision fostering long term resilience sustainability.

This webinar is convened by the Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC) the ISCCR project, and the Pacific Community (SPC) through the Pacific Climate Change Innovation lounge, as part of the PCCC's ongoing webinar series. THe session explores the transformative potential of Earth Observation (EO) technologies, including satellite data, in supporting climate change resilience across Pacific Island Countries (PICs). It brings together experts and practitioners to discuss how EO tools can inform decision-making, strengthen partnership, and enhanced climate change adaptation strategies tailored to the unique challenges of the Pacific region.

Pacific leaders believe climate experts are missing an opportunity to incorporate indigenous knowledge into adaptation measures. The call has been made as hundreds of scientist, global leaders, and climate adaptation experts around the globe gather at the Adaptation Futures Conference in Christchurch.

Pacific climate leaders have expressed disappointment over New Zealand's decision to slash its methane reduction targets by nearly half. SPREP Director-General, Sefanaia Nawadra said would like to see New Zealand do more. "I'm hoping that New Zealand will take responsibility for those emissions to ensure they contribute to the reductions that we all know is needed, "he said.

The Bureau of Cultural and Historic Preservation Disaster Risk and Climate Change Survey has assessed fifteen site as part of Phase I of the Project. Sites at the following ten locations are discussed in this comic to illustrate the range of threats facing cultural heritage sites in the Republic of Palau and the project's recommendations for risk reduction based site management.

This project - Disaster Risk Reductino and Climate Change Impact Survey if Cultural Sites in the Republic of Palau: Reconnaissance Survey is the first phase of a longer-term initiative to examine archaeologically and culturally significant sites across the archipelago and assess their vulnerability to climate change, including but not limited to modelled projections of rising sea levels and sedimentation and erosion of sites vis-a-vis tidal inundation and rainfall.

The Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion at COP30 will host various events, predominantly initiated by Pacific Island stakeholders including those from Pacific Island governments, private sector and the Council of Regional Organisations of the Pacific as well as the New Zealand government and Australian Government and other partners.

The Inaugural webinar of the Pacific Climate Change Innovation Lounge explores strategies to keep the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C goal alive and the role of the New Collective Quantified Coal (NCQG) on climate finance in addressing the unique vulnerabilities of Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS). The session highlights the scientific basis for the 1.5°C limit, regional advocacy, climate justice and innovative finance pathways

A monthly e-bulletin of activities and assistance from the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme to its member countries

A monthly e-bulletin of activities and assistance from the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme to its member countries.