A variety of agricultural and fisheries produce is on display at the two-day Agriculture Show in Apia. The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Laauli Leuatea Polataivao says he is proud of the large variety of produce from around the country. He says as technology changes, farmers are being challenged to be able to understand the […]
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Troubled waters ahead for Solomon Islands residents
There are troubled waters ahead for a Polynesia group of people within the Melanesian country of Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. With more than half a million residents, the Solomon Islands is comprised of mostly dark-skinned Melanesian people with a smaller population of fairer skinned Micronesian and Polynesians. As many of these minority populations […]
Landlocked islanders
The amount of water is incomprehensible. We’ve been flying for hours, and just when we’re about as far from a landmass as you can possibly get—a spot where the curving, wave-flecked Pacific Ocean stretches thousands of kilometers in every direction—an island slides into view. It’s no more than a snippet of sand and palm trees, […]
Samoa to focus on challenges faced by oceans
Sea level rise and illegal fishing is harming Samoa’s present and future
“We’re sinking here”: Climate change laps at the door of the Torres Strait
‘I will live here, I will die here’: the Torres Strait Islanders being overrun by the sea
Partnerships between govts, NGOs, regional universities encouraged to fight against climate change
Samoan doctoral student laments need for more support toward the fight against climate change
Private sectors need to be in the driver’s seat to rapidly develop island economies
Effects of climate change on tourism, agriculture and health affects islands’ economies
$23m grant from Japan to build Pacific Climate Change centre in Samoa
Pacific Climate Change Centre will enhance operational capacity through improving skills of all Pacific island countries
Evacuation centre commissioned at Laulii village
The community of Laulii Village in Samoa has a new evacuation centre that can be used during natural disasters. The centre was commissioned yesterday. The US aid agency, USAID contributed funds towards the centre which is housed within the primary school. The upgrades cost a total of $135,000 tala. The US Embassy’s Charge de Affaires, […]