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For Pacific island countries in the western and central Pacific region, there is a large region where below normal rainfall is likely or very likely stretching east and southeast from the northwest PNG in the west to French Polynesia and Pitcairn island in the east.

Marine spatial planning (MSP) is an internationally recognised planning tool that applies information about the natural resources and human uses of a particular ocean area to develop a comprehensive ocean management system.

O le fuafuaga mo Ogasami faapitoa o le faavaeina ma faavasega ai ogasami faapitoa, o nisi o nei o ogasami o le a faataga ona faaaogaina, ae nisi o le iai no tapu mo le faaaogaina.

La Niña continues in the tropical Pacific and models suggest a return to ENSO-neutral SSTs in January or February 2023.

PACRES aims to improve regional, national adaptation and mitigation solutions to climate change concerns faces in 15 Pacific ACP countries.

O le sao o si'osi'omaga faalenatura ma auaunaga faalesi'osi'omaga a le sami mo le soifua manuia o tagata matele lava ina le leiloa ma le amanaia.

Samoa's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers 120,00 square kilometers of ocean, which is 40 times larger than the country's land area. The economy is highly dependent on the stock of its natural ocean wealth which supports its fisheries, tourism and coastal community livelihoods.

This study, conducted in early 2022, aimed to determine the economic value of seven marine and coastal ecosystem services in Samoa. The assessment focuses on the value of ecosystem services in the year 2019 and provides information on trends overtime where possible.

Key atmospheric and oceanic indicators of ENSO reflect a mature La Niña. Models suggest a return to ENSO-neutral in January or February 2023.

La Niña continues in the tropical Pacific with models suggest a return to ENSO-neutral in Janu-ary or February 2023.