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The European Union(EU) Intra-ACP GCCA Plus Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change and Resilience Building (PACRES) Project works to address a range of issues across the Pacific by scaling up pilot projects to tackle climate change through adaptive measures.
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
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This policy aims to facilitate better coordination of climate change work in Samoa and provide opportunities for cooperation and collaboration between the government and all stakeholders amid challenges.
The Samoan weather station that has been in the same spot for more than 100 years, and how the service is now looking at new methods of messaging.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Global Earthquake Model Foundation
This seismic risk profile of Samoa, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.
Samoa’s fishing industry relies exclusively on the weather, so when natural disasters hit, they’re often out of work for large periods of time.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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This synthesis report presents an updated analysis of the social protection landscape in Asia and the Pacific and identifies priorities for enhancing both food security and nutrition and improving responses to risks and shocks.
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The UN Women's Regional Office in Asia and the Pacific undertook a study harnessing big data from social media searches and posts, to uncover the discourse on violence against women (VAW).
https://www.climatelinks.org/sites/default/files/asset/document/2023-07/USAIDClimateRiskAnalysis_PacificIslands508.pdf
This report presents a climate risk analysis of twelve Pacific Island countries: the Federated State of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

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