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Traditional knowledge for climate resilience in the Pacific Islands
Nunn, P (2024). Pacific Islands, many relatively remote and small, have been occupied by people for more than 3000 years during which time they experienced climate-driven environmental changes (both slow and rapid onset) that challenged human survival and led to the evolution of place-based coping strategies expressed through traditional knowledge (TK).
Global ocean surface and subsurface temperature forecast skill over subseasonal to seasonal timescales
Smith, GA (2024). Subseasonal to seasonal forecasts of ocean temperatures, including extreme events such as marine heatwaves, have...
Clustering tropical cyclone genesis on ENSO timescales in the Southwest Pacific
Tu’uholoaki, M (2023). Tropical cyclones (TCs) as a natural hazard pose a major threat and risk to the human population globally. This...
Quantifying mechanisms responsible for extreme coastal water levels and flooding during severe tropical cyclone Harold in Tonga, Southwest Pacific
Tu’uholoaki, M (2023). The South Pacific region is characterised by steep shelves and fringing coral reef islands. The lack of wide...
Tropical cyclone climatology, variability, and trends in the Tonga region, Southwest Pacific
Tu’uholoaki, M (2022). The focus of several past tropical cyclone (TC) studies in the Southwest Pacific (SWP) had been primarily at the...
Afulilo Water Storage Outlook Module (AWSOM)
Sturman, J (2021). In consultation with the Samoa Electric Power Corporation (EPC) and the Samoa Meteorology Division (SMD), the Afulilo...
Enhancing Climate Resilience in the Pacific: Assessment of a Participatory Approach to Improve Climate Communication
Chambers LE (2020). Traditional knowledge (TK) on weather and climate is an important aspect of community life in the Pacific. Used for...
Lessons from the Pacific Ocean Portal: building pacific island capacity to interpret, apply, and communicate ocean information
Powers, M (2019). The need for improved access to ocean observations for Pacific Island countries (PICs) and territories has been...
Protocols and partnerships for engaging Pacific Island communities in the collection and use of traditional climate knowledge
Malsale, P (2018). Traditional knowledge (TK) on weather and climate is an important aspect of community life in the Pacific. Used for...
Climate change and health in Small Island Developing States
WHO (2018). Humanity entered a new millennium with unprecedented challenges on a planetary scale. Carbon dioxide emissions, loss of...
Trends and Variability in Droughts in the Pacific Islands and Northeast Australia
McGree, S (2016). Drought is a recurrent climate feature of the Pacific Islands and northeast Australia with meteorological and...
2023 Fiji Sugarcane Rainfall Outlook Workshop
The Fiji Meteorological Service facilitated a Sugarcane Rainfall Outlook Workshop. The initiative was part of a six-days long workshop...
Traditional Knowledge of Weather & Climate in the Pacific
Increasing Community Resilience to Climate Extremes and Natural Disasters. By closely observing their local environment, communities in...
COSPPac2 Highlights – PSLGM
Pacific Sea Level and Geodetic Monitoring (PSLGM) - Ensuring a Continuity of High-Quality Long-Term Sea Level Data for the Pacific. The...
COSPPac2 Highlights – SPP
Seasonal Prediction Project – SPP Enhancing Climate and Ocean Monitoring and Prediction Services. The Seasonal Prediction Project...
COSPPac2 Highlights – CliDE
Climate Data for the Environment (CliDE) and services client (CliDEsc) - CliDE and CliDEsc Archiving Meteorological Data and Developing...
PSLGM 30 Years - Kiribati video
The Pacific Sea Level and Geodetic Monitoring (PSLGM) project operates under the Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific. It is...
Sign language for 'COSPPac'
The Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific (more commonly known as COSPPac) is an Australian government multi-partner program...
Traditional Knowledge Database related to weather and climate in the Pacific
Traditional Knowledge and Science – this video looks at how efforts are underway to compile a database of traditional knowledge related...
Improving Climate Communication for the Pacific | CCU
The Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific (COSPPac) through its Coordination and Communications Unit (CCU) supports...
Monitoring sea level across the Pacific
The Pacific sea-level monitoring network consists of tide monitoring facilities in 12 countries across the Pacific. Watch this video to...
Know your Ocean
A new tide gauge was installed and launched by the Tuvalu Minister for Communication & Transport, Hon. Monise Laafai with support from...
Tuvalu Tide Gauge
A new tide gauge was installed and launched by the Tuvalu Minister for Communication & Transport, Hon. Monise Laafai with support from...
Tonga Tide Gauge
With support from the Australian Government, the Tongan Government, and the Pacific Community (SPC), a tide gauge has been recording sea...
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COSPPac works with Pacific Islands partners to develop tools and information about climate, oceans and tides.
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