By Pita Ligaiula of Pacific Island News Association (PINA)
18 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 –Solomon Islands Deputy Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga has suggested a Pacific ‘self-sustaining trust fund’ to support the work of National Meteorology and Hydrology Services (NMHSs) in the region.
Maelanga made the statement today while opening the Second Pacific Ministerial Ministers Meeting (PMMM-2) on Meteorology, in Honiara.
By Ana Uili of MEIDAC (Tonga)
18 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – The Government of Tonga will be committing US$25 million to the kingdom’s meteorological service to develop resilience to extreme weather events and to strengthen its early warning system.
Tonga’s Deputy Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni announced this during discussions on the outcomes of the Nuku’alofa Ministerial Declaration of 2015 at the Pacific Meteorological Ministers Meeting in Honiara, Solomon Islands today.
By Matthew Vari of South Pacific Courier (Post Courier)
18 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – No one single country can address the impacts of natural hazards alone.
That was message conveyed by the government of Papua New Guinea in its official statement to the Second Pacific Ministerial Meeting on Meteorology (PMMM2).
By Linny Folau of Matangi Tonga Online
18 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – The importance of meteorological services to support safe and efficient of aviation and the safety of people who are travelling by air was reaffirmed during the Second Pacific Ministerial Meeting on Meteorology on 18 August in Honiara.
By Repeka Nasiko of Fiji Times
18 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – The first-ever Pacific Meteorological Council Meeting donors and meteorology director’s roundtable and ‘speed-dating’ sessions have been hailed a success by participants.
By Pita Ligaiula of Pacific Island News Assocation (PINA)
18 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – Pacific Meteorology Ministers today paid their respect in a moment of silence acknowledging the untimely passing of Mattlan Zackhras, Marshall Islands climate advocate and Minister responsible for Meteorology.
Zackhras aged 47 died of heart failure at a hospital in Taiwan earlier this month.
By Yvette D’Unienville of Tuvalu Broadcasting Services & Ruci Vakamino of Wansolwara
By Joshua Lafoai of School of Journalism, National University of Samoa
17 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – The Pacific Meteorology Council is aiming at including everyone in the push for better community engagement in the region with particular emphasis on people with disabilities.
Reaching the communities has been one of the top priorities of the PMC to ensure they are communicating the information and technologies to the people who need it the most.
By Repeka Nasiko of Fiji Times
18 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – Tourism development is underpinned by weather and climate information, says South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) Sustainable Tourism Development Manager Christina Leala-Gale.
She said this was why it was significant that the reviewed Pacific Islands Meteorological Strategy (PIMS) recognised the sector’s dependency on weather and climate services.
By Pita Ligaiula of Pacific Island News Association (PINA)
17 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – ‘Robust science’ is critical in accessing Green Climate Fund (GCF) for the Pacific region.
That’s the word from Joseph Intsiful, GCF Climate Information and Early Warning Specialist Division of Mitigation and Adaptation in an interview in Honiara at the margins of the Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC) meeting this week.
