EIGHTH MEETING OF THE PACIFIC METEOROLOGICAL COUNCIL (PMC-8)
21 - 23 September 2026
Nukualofa, Kingdom of Tonga
Theme: "Weather Ready for a Secured and Sustainable Blue Pacific".
About PMC-8:
The Government of Tonga, in partnership with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) will be hosting the Eighth Pacific Meteorological Council Meeting (PMC-8) from the 21-23 September 2026, in Nukualofa, Tonga.
Held under the theme "Weather Ready for a Secured and Sustainable Blue Pacific".
Registration:
You can register as a funded participant or self-funded participant.
Details regarding the disseminated Circular Invitations can be found here.
Schedule of Meetings:
| Dates (2026) | Meeting | Attendance |
| 14 - 19 September | Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC) Panels •Pacific Island Climate Ser-vices (PICS) Panel • Pacific Island Education, Training and Research (PIETR) Panel | By membership only •Directors, National Meteorological and Hydrological Services |
| 15 - 16 September | Weather Ready Pacific Liaison Platform | By invitation only • Directors, National Meteorological and Hydrological Services • Technical and Development Partners |
| 17 - 18 September | Leadership Training | By invitation only (Closed Meeting) • Directors, National Meteorologi-cal and Hydrological Services • Senior Management, National Meteorological and Hydrological Services |
| 17 - 18 September | Pacific Media Training | By invitation only (Closed Meeting) • Nominated Pacific media |
| 17 - 18 September | Hydrology Forum | Pre-registered participants only • Directors, National Meteorological and Hydrological Services • Government Officials - Hydrology sector • Hydrology Stakeholders • Technical and Development Partners |
| 21 - 23 September | Eighth Meeting of the Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC-8) | Pre-registered participants only • Directors, National Meteorological and Hydrological Services • Government Officials- National Disaster Management Office (NDMO), Hydrology sectors, etc. • Private Sector • Technical and Development Partners • Meteorology Community |
| 24 September | Ministerial Briefing on PMMM-4 | By invitation only (Closed meeting) • Ministers responsible for Meteorology • Directors, National Meteorological and Hydrological Services |
| 25 September | Fourth Pacific Ministerial Meeting on Meteorology (PMMM-4) | Pre-registered participants only • Ministers responsible for Meteorology • Directors, National Meteorological and Hydrological Services • Government Officials - National Disaster Management Office (NDMO), Hydrology sectors, etc. • Private Sector • Technical and Development Partners • Meteorology Community |
PMC-8 Meeting Agenda:
Coming soon....
