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Journalists and science communications officers from Pacific meteorological services were selected to participate in a two-day training in Tonga with the aim to form a Pacific Media team providing coverage of PMC-8 and the Ministerial meeting that follows.

From 2012, COSPPac has supported 15 Pacific National Meteorological Services to deliver tailored decision-ready climate information that meets the needs of government, industry and communities. Download the country brochures here.

Since 2012, the Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific (COSPPac), a Pacific-governed, partnership-driven initiative, has worked with 15 National Meteorological and Hydrological Services and 14 Land and Survey Departments across the Pacific.

This year’s meetings mark the Pacific meteorological community's reflection on the progress and achievements of the past ten years.

A two-day forum brought together representatives from key government departments and sectors to hear the latest climate information from the Niue Meteorological Service and discuss how El Niño may impact their respective sectors in the coming months.

A three-day training was carried out at the Niue Meteorological Service (NMS) to help strengthen the capacity of its Climate Services team to use a range of climate prediction tools and platforms in order to get the best possible climate outlooks and seasonal predictions for Niue.

When rainfall shifts and drought sets in, effects ripple far beyond the farm, reaching household nutrition, water security, livelihoods and community wellbeing.

The training focused on operating and maintaining GNSS, and on applying it to national priorities such as land administration, disaster risk management, and marine and coastal monitoring.

Tonga's first National El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Directive provides national guidance in a more coordinated mechanism to guide preparedness, coordination, communication and response across sectors to the impacts of El Niño and La Niña events.

14 July 2026 - The Tonga Meteorological Service is set to incorporate traditional environmental indicators in weather and climate forecasting and warning systems.

8 July 2026 - For some Pacific island countries, it is likely to mean months of limited rain. For others, it will bring flooding, higher, warmer seas, and unusually productive tuna grounds.

29 June 2026 - Experts from the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme say the naturally-occurring climate phenomenon can also bring opportunities.

25 May 2026 - The annual session reviewed the progress of COSPPac3 activities, including the delivery of climate outlooks, the Early Action Rainfall Watch Bulletin, climate and ocean data services, and tide calendars that support maritime safety and planning

20 March 2026 - A regional Gender, Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion workshop focused on inclusive weather and climate services in Vanuatu end March.

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).

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 secto

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.

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.​

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.

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.

Seasonal Prediction Project – SPP Enhancing Climate and Ocean Monitoring and Prediction Services. The Seasonal Prediction Project...

Climate Data for the Environment (CliDE) and services client (CliDEsc) - CliDE and CliDEsc Archiving Meteorological Data and Developing...

The Pacific Sea Level and Geodetic Monitoring (PSLGM) project operates under the Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific. It is...

The Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific (more commonly known as COSPPac) is an Australian government multi-partner program...