Pacific Community Talanoa focused on using data to develop better policies for sustainable and resilient food systems
Tag: Food
Risk informing development programmes to improve food security in provincial areas
Government stakeholders discussed the inclusion of climate change and disaster risks into the National Food Security Programme Proposal for the 2022 development budget
Mobile vulnerability analysis and Mapping of Food Systems: Supporting access to timely and open data in the Pacific
mVAM provides timely data on food security for Pacific in the context of the current climate change and COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Can ‘survival gardens’ ensure Pacific food security?
Despite the value of gardens in enhancing local food security, women raised personal security and feeling unsafe as a problem while maintaining their gardens.
Third of shark and ray species face extinction, warns study
Number of species of sharks, rays and chimaeras facing ‘global extinction crisis’ doubles in a decade
FIA-PNG urges WCPFC to take action on tuna harvest strategies
MSC had warned that certification of tuna fisheries could be suspended if the regional fisheries body failed to act on measures to keep fisheries harvested at sustainable levels.
FAO calls for renewed digital push in Small Island Developing States battered by COVID-19
High-Level Forum saw the launch of the SIDS Solutions Platform to foster innovation and digitalization
Is deep-sea mining a cure for the climate crisis or a curse?
Trillions of metallic nodules on the sea floor could help stop global heating, but mining them may damage ocean ecology
Fiji PM promotes digital innovation as a powerful driver of sustainable development at SIDS Forum
Fiji is digitising as many government services as possible and will continue to work on improving digital connectivity in the agricultural sector: PM Bainimarama
Fiji PM opens first ever virtual Small Islands Developing States Solution Forum
Food and nutrition security underpins every aspect of sustainable development: PM Bainimarama