27 August 2026, Nadi – Pacific and First Nations indigenous peoples, local communities, and regional partners gathered in Nadi, Fiji to advance dialogue on climate action, traditional knowledge, community resilience, and sustainable development ahead of the 31st Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP31) in Türkiye later this year.

The Samoa Meteorological Service (SMS) is reviving its work in the collection, monitoring and verification, and integration of traditional knowledge into climate and weather forecasting systems with the support of the Climate and Oceans Support Program in the Pacific (COSPPac) Phase 3 Project implemented by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP). 

By: Joshua Lafoai - (Honiara, Solomon Islands)

The traditional knowledge is being used by Meteorology experts to better understand weather patterns in the region.

Traditional knowlege is being collected, stored and verified as part of a project by Met services in the pacific along with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program (S.P.R.E.P).