<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[COSPPac]]></title><description><![CDATA[COSPPac]]></description><link>https://www.cosppac.org/resources</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:38:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.cosppac.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Traditional knowledge for climate resilience in the Pacific Islands]]></title><description><![CDATA[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).]]></description><link>https://www.cosppac.org/post/traditional-knowledge-for-climate-resilience-in-the-pacific-islands</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ea08f3f96b48cc2d21c6c0</guid><category><![CDATA[Publications]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 04:19:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/735fed_d1309b9a519943aaae55f5588f2f8f7f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>COSPPac</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global ocean surface and subsurface temperature forecast skill over subseasonal to seasonal timescales]]></title><description><![CDATA[Smith, GA (2024). Subseasonal to seasonal forecasts of ocean temperatures, including extreme events such as marine heatwaves, have demonstrated utility in informing operational decision-making by marine end users and managing climate risk. Verification is critical for effective communication and uptake of forecast information, together with understanding ocean temperature predictability.]]></description><link>https://www.cosppac.org/post/global-ocean-surface-and-subsurface-temperature-forecast-skill-over-subseasonal-to-seasonal-timescal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f742eb4f0456bc8361a573</guid><category><![CDATA[Publications]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 04:03:38 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>COSPPac</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clustering tropical cyclone genesis on ENSO timescales in the Southwest Pacific]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tu’uholoaki, M (2023). Tropical cyclones (TCs) as a natural hazard pose a major threat and risk to the human population globally. This threat is expected to increase in a warming climate as the frequency of severe TCs is expected to increase. In this study, the influence of different monthly sea surface temperature (SST) patterns on the locations and frequency of tropical cyclone genesis (TCG) in the Southwest Pacific (SWP) region is investigated.]]></description><link>https://www.cosppac.org/post/clustering-tropical-cyclone-genesis-on-enso-timescales-in-the-southwest-pacific</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f743ef4f0456bc8361a934</guid><category><![CDATA[Publications]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 04:07:37 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>COSPPac</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quantifying mechanisms responsible for extreme coastal water levels and flooding during severe tropical cyclone Harold in Tonga, Southwest Pacific]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tu’uholoaki, M (2023). The South Pacific region is characterised by steep shelves and fringing coral reef islands. The lack of wide continental shelves that can dissipate waves makes Pacific Island countries vulnerable to large waves that can enhance extreme total water levels triggered by tropical cyclones (TCs). In this study, hindcasts of the waves and storm surge induced by severe TC Harold in 2020 on Tongatapu, Tonga’s capital island, were examined using the state-of-the-art hydrodynamic...]]></description><link>https://www.cosppac.org/post/quantifying-mechanisms-responsible-for-extreme-coastal-water-levels-and-flooding-during-severe-tropi</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f743a1b789c928e0463449</guid><category><![CDATA[Publications]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 04:06:28 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>COSPPac</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tropical cyclone climatology, variability, and trends in the Tonga region, Southwest Pacific]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tu’uholoaki, M (2022). The focus of several past tropical cyclone (TC) studies in the Southwest Pacific (SWP) had been primarily at the regional scale, with little or no attention to the local-scale TC activity (i.e., at the country level). With the growing coastal population in the South Pacific Island countries, as well as increasing threats from and exposure to climate extremes mostly affecting vulnerable communities, examining TC-related risks at the country level is more imperative now...]]></description><link>https://www.cosppac.org/post/tropical-cyclone-climatology-variability-and-trends-in-the-tonga-region-southwest-pacific</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f744464f0456bc8361aa78</guid><category><![CDATA[Publications]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2025 03:09:01 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>COSPPac</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Afulilo Water Storage Outlook Module (AWSOM)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sturman, J (2021). In consultation with the Samoa Electric Power Corporation (EPC) and the Samoa Meteorology Division (SMD), the Afulilo Water Storage Outlook Module (AWSOM) that was developed as a manually operated spreadsheet application during COSPPac-1, has now been redeveloped as an automated web application (AWSOM-2). The Afulilo Hydropower Scheme is the largest renewable power scheme in Samoa and is central to Samoa’s goal of becoming 100% renewable in the energy sector by 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.cosppac.org/post/afulilo-water-storage-outlook-module-awsom</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f74478b789c928e0463749</guid><category><![CDATA[Publications]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 03:09:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/735fed_c7037452ee734887b8939feb7b6c3e27~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>COSPPac</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enhancing Climate Resilience in the Pacific: Assessment of a Participatory Approach to Improve Climate Communication]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chambers LE (2020). Traditional knowledge (TK) on weather and climate is an important aspect of community life in the Pacific. Used for generations, this knowledge is derived from observing biological and meteorological variables and contributes to building community resilience to weather extremes. Most of this knowledge is passed on orally and is in danger of being lost due to generational changes, leading communities to seek to preserve the knowledge in other ways.]]></description><link>https://www.cosppac.org/post/enhancing-climate-resilience-in-the-pacific-assessment-of-a-participatory-approach-to-improve-clima</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f744cf6986efc420f6ebad</guid><category><![CDATA[Publications]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 03:11:22 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>COSPPac</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons from the Pacific Ocean Portal: building pacific island capacity to interpret, apply, and communicate ocean information]]></title><description><![CDATA[Powers, M (2019). The need for improved access to ocean observations for Pacific Island countries (PICs) and territories has been increasingly recognized over the last decade, particularly in the face of a changing climate.]]></description><link>https://www.cosppac.org/post/lessons-from-the-pacific-ocean-portal-building-pacific-island-capacity-to-interpret-apply-and-com</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67e2088e6dddc696270b565c</guid><category><![CDATA[Publications]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 01:37:50 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>COSPPac</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protocols and partnerships for engaging Pacific Island communities in the collection and use of traditional climate knowledge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Malsale, P (2018). Traditional knowledge (TK) on weather and climate is an important aspect of community life in the Pacific. Used for generations, this knowledge is derived from observing biological and meteorological variables and contributes to building community resilience to weather extremes. Most of this knowledge is passed on orally and is in danger of being lost due to generational changes, leading communities to seek to preserve the knowledge in other ways.​]]></description><link>https://www.cosppac.org/post/protocols-and-partnerships-for-engaging-pacific-island-communities</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f7458d6986efc420f6ee37</guid><category><![CDATA[Publications]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 03:14:32 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>COSPPac</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate change and health in Small Island Developing States]]></title><description><![CDATA[WHO (2018). Humanity entered a new millennium with unprecedented challenges on a planetary scale. Carbon dioxide emissions, loss of biodiversity, loss of forests, water use and ocean acidification have all been rapidly increasing for the past 100 to 200 years.]]></description><link>https://www.cosppac.org/post/climate-change-and-health-in-small-island-developing-states</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f745526986efc420f6ed5f</guid><category><![CDATA[Publications]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 03:13:38 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>COSPPac</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trends and Variability in Droughts in the Pacific Islands and Northeast Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[McGree, S (2016). Drought is a recurrent climate feature of the Pacific Islands and northeast Australia with meteorological and socioeconomic impacts documented from early European settlement. In this study, precipitation records for 21 countries and territories in the Pacific for the period 1951 to 2010 have been examined to identify trends in drought occurrence, duration, and magnitude.]]></description><link>https://www.cosppac.org/post/trends-and-variability-in-droughts-in-the-pacific-islands-and-northeast-australia-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f745cb6986efc420f6eee9</guid><category><![CDATA[Publications]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 03:15:57 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>COSPPac</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2023 Fiji Sugarcane Rainfall Outlook Workshop]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Fiji Meteorological Service facilitated a Sugarcane Rainfall Outlook Workshop. The initiative was part of a six-days long workshop...]]></description><link>https://www.cosppac.org/post/2023-fiji-sugarcane-rainfall-outlook-workshop</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f74b72b789c928e0464f1c</guid><category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 03:39:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/OxlZxuy6p_k" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Hot Mustard Agency</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traditional Knowledge of Weather &#38; Climate in the Pacific]]></title><description><![CDATA[Increasing Community Resilience to Climate Extremes and Natural Disasters.   By closely observing their local environment, communities in...]]></description><link>https://www.cosppac.org/post/traditional-knowledge-of-weather-climate-in-the-pacific-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f74a6a4f0456bc8361bf70</guid><category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 03:35:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/mkCcAOU8bGo" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Hot Mustard Agency</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[COSPPac2 Highlights – PSLGM]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pacific Sea Level and Geodetic Monitoring (PSLGM) - Ensuring a Continuity of High-Quality Long-Term Sea Level Data for the Pacific. 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The Seasonal Prediction Project...]]></description><link>https://www.cosppac.org/post/cosppac2-highlights-spp</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f82cfc555ee813e6a66c2d</guid><category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2025 19:41:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/pF9g8OBUoSc" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Hot Mustard Agency</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[COSPPac2 Highlights – CliDE ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Climate Data for the Environment (CliDE) and services client (CliDEsc) - CliDE and CliDEsc Archiving Meteorological Data and Developing...]]></description><link>https://www.cosppac.org/post/cosppac2-highlights-clide</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f74c596986efc420f70521</guid><category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2025 03:43:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/nrzKR7Lcjm4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Hot Mustard Agency</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSLGM 30 Years - Kiribati video]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pacific Sea Level and Geodetic Monitoring (PSLGM) project operates under the Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific. It is...]]></description><link>https://www.cosppac.org/post/pslgm-30-years-kiribati-video</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f74bfdb789c928e04650f5</guid><category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2025 03:42:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/DY6xYj8DJ1w" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Hot Mustard Agency</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sign language for 'COSPPac']]></title><description><![CDATA[The Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific (more commonly known as COSPPac) is an Australian government multi-partner program...]]></description><link>https://www.cosppac.org/post/sign-language-for-cosppac</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f82e039fa38111fa75b3d5</guid><category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:46:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/nqu6g37HDo8" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Hot Mustard Agency</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traditional Knowledge Database related to weather and climate in the Pacific]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traditional Knowledge and Science – this video looks at how efforts are underway to compile a database of traditional knowledge related...]]></description><link>https://www.cosppac.org/post/traditional-knowledge-database-related-to-weather-and-climate-in-the-pacific</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f82d6928f1ad873328c77f</guid><category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:43:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/I0G-Qea9hUE" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Hot Mustard Agency</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Improving Climate Communication for the Pacific | CCU]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific (COSPPac) through its Coordination and Communications Unit (CCU) supports...]]></description><link>https://www.cosppac.org/post/improving-climate-communication-for-the-pacific-ccu</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f82b709fa38111fa75ab2a</guid><category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:37:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/WIc2dB64okc" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Hot Mustard Agency</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>