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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.

The Fiji Meteorological Service facilitated a Sugarcane Rainfall Outlook Workshop. The initiative was part of a six-days long workshop...

Increasing Community Resilience to Climate Extremes and Natural Disasters. By closely observing their local environment, communities in...

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...

Traditional Knowledge and Science – this video looks at how efforts are underway to compile a database of traditional knowledge related...

The Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific (COSPPac) through its Coordination and Communications Unit (CCU) supports...