The 3-month rainfall status for April to June 2023 was Very Dry or Seriously Dry stretching eastwards from eastern Solomon Islands, through Tuvalu, northern Fiji, Kiribati (southern halves of central and eastern), northern Wallis and Futuna, Tokelau, patches in Samoa and American Samoa, northern Cook Islands, and northern French Polynesia. In addition, a area of Very Dry and Seriously Dry lay over the Coral Sea, western New Caledonia and southeast towards Norfork Island.
For July-September 2023, the models agree on above normal rainfall being likely or very likely for northern Palau, Guam, FSM, central and southern RMI, PNG's Momase Region and south-east PNG, northern Solomon Islands, Nauru, northern Tuvalu, and Kiribati. The models also agree on below normal rainfall being likely or very likely for much of CNMI, Wallis and Futuna, Samoa, American Samoa, central and southern Cook Islands, and northern French Polynesia
The SPREP implemented and European Union funded PacWaste Plus programme recognises that Pacific Island countries are prone to disaster and climate risks, such as cyclones, landslides, flooding, drought, earthquakes and even tsunamis. Natural disasters are associated with the generation of large volumes of waste, damaging waste management facilities, and disruption to waste services, thus, posing a risk to public health through direct or vector-induced exposure.
The SPREP implemented and European Union funded PacWaste Plus programme recognises that Pacific Island countries are prone to disaster and climate risks, such as cyclones, landslides, flooding, drought, earthquakes and even tsunamis. Natural disasters are associated with the generation of large volumes of waste, damaging waste management facilities, and disruption to waste services, thus, posing a risk to public health through direct or vector-induced exposure.
This video clip provides a short overview of the SPREP implemented and European Union funded, Pacific Waste Management, PacWaste Plus Programme Steering Committee Meeting held in Rarotonga Cook Islands from the 26-28 April 2023.
This special occasion is our way to acknowledge Samoa’s leadership in the region and its continued support to SPC, USP, and SPREP. We would also like to highlight through this video, the contribution of the three CROP organisations towards Samoa’s sustainable development in key areas that are within the purview of the respective organisations for example higher learning and education, environment, climate change, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, land management, culture, and public health to name a few.
The Pacific region faces complex environmental challenges, including those related to climate change, land use change, management of waste, and the conservation of biodiversity. To address these challenges, Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is a critical tool that can support the evaluation of the potential environmental impacts of proposed policies, plans, and programs. The SEA process typically involves the systematic identification and assessment of the environmental impacts of proposed actions, and the integration of these findings into decision-making processes.
Chaque année, la quantité de déchets plastiques déversée dans les écosystèmes aquatiques représente entre 9 et 14 millions de tonnes et cette projection pourrait presque tripler pour atteindre 23 à 37 millions de tonnes par an d'ici 2040.
Un rapport de la Fondation Ellen MacArthur estime qu’il y aurait maintenant plus de 150 millions de tonnes de plastique dans les océans à l’heure actu. Cela représente environ une tonne de plastique pour trois tonnes de poisson. Si la tendance se poursuit, la masse de plastique dans les océans dépassera celle des poissons d'ici 2050.
Il résulte de cette situation des risques pour la santé humaine par ingestion de fruits de mer et de poissons contaminés par des plastiques.
Il existe des solutions pour faire face à ce problème croissant, et la première action est de changer notre comportement.
Faisons-le pour la Terre, faisons-le pour nos Enfants !
