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.
By Repeka Nasiko of Fiji Times
17 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – WATER and hydrology services are the new priorities included in the reviewed Pacific Island Meteorology Strategy (PIMS) 2017-2026.
Presented by Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP) meteorology and climate officer Salesa Nihmei said this key outcome called for strengthened collaboration between meteorological and hydrological services.
By Matthew Vari of South Pacific Post (Post Courier)
17 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – THE Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC) has made huge strides since its transition from the regional meeting of Meteorological (MET) Service Directors (RMSD) in 2011.
By Ruci Vakamino of Wansolwara
17 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – Solomon Islands are piloting a project that links weather prediction models to disaster risk management.
It’s called Forecast-based Financing (Fbf) and it’s being jointly developed by the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre and Solomon Islands Meteorological Services.
