University of Guam: Centered on Island Wisdom
Islands share similar concerns and similar struggles. But they also share a similar resilience and bring a certain innovation to problem-solving. At the University of Guam, we call this “island wisdom.” It’s a way
PACIFIC PEOPLE: Local Knowledge. International Reach.
AVI Pacific People is the first Pacific-wide specialised end-to-end recruitment service headquartered in Suva, Fiji. We combine deep local knowledge with or broad international reach ensuring the best candidate pool for
‘Celebrating Melanesia’s Newest Maritime Officers’
Melanesian marine services business Pacific Towing (PacTow) is celebrating the recent graduation of 10 female ‘Officers of the Watch’. The Papua New Guinean women represented the first intake of scholarship awardees
KACIFIC: Listening, learning, evolving
Kacific Satellite Technologies listens to its customers. And when those customers are based in some of the Pacific island region’s most remote areas, Kacific’s efforts to improve connectivity and meet their
Prosthetic Fins for Injured Sea Turtles
Researchers from the AUT BioDesign Lab have developed a prosthetic fin to rehabilitate injured sea turtles. Healthy oceans need sea turtles, but they are unfortunately frequently injured by human factors such as boats
FNPF Builds for the Future
The Fiji National Provident Fund has played a critical role in meeting the immediate needs of Fijians affected by job losses and hardship as a result of the coronavirus pandemic over the past 18 months. While it meets
Easy Ways to Love and Respect Your Eyes
Over 1.1 billion people in the world are blind or vision impaired, but four out of five of those people don’t need to be. CEO of The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ, Dr Audrey Aumua says we must do more to care for our
Pacific Public Health Priority During COVID-19
The Pacific Community’s Public Health Division works in the region to improve, promote, and protect the health of the Pacific Island people. This year has been challenging thus far as the Pacific region witnessed the
One Pacific, One Voice, One Point Five
From 31 October to 12 November 2021 the Twenty-Sixth Conference of the Parties was held in Glasgow, UK. The Pacific islands region worked together as a united collective voice as one Pacific in our endeavour for a 1.5
Beyond Labs & Lecture Theatres
Giving students opportunities to experience marine environments, and get beyond labs and lecture theatres, is an important focus for AUT’s marine science programmes. “Scientific expedition is a really critical
PIFON LAUNCH PIRAS PROJECT FOR FARMER ORGANISATION MEMBERS IN FIJI AND SOLOMON ISLANDS
The Pacific Island Farmers Organisation Network has launched the Pacific Islands Rural & Agriculture Stimulus Facility project (PIRAS) aimed at helping farmers in Fiji and Solomon Islands recover from
Pacific Climate Change Centre
The PCCC is a globally respected Centre of Excellence, it is highly valued by our Pacific Islands as it provides practical support and training to address our adaptation and mitigation priorities. Underpinned by strong
“CLIMATE CHANGE IS OCEAN CHANGE” AT COP26, GLOBAL LEADERS SHOULD CONSIDER THE PACIFIC WAY
Climate change is ocean change. This is a reality that has escaped much of the world’s attention, but is daily life in the Pacific Islands. Today’s ocean is warmer and more acidic, sea levels are rising, and extreme
Pacific Conversation – Flex for 1.5: Amplifying our Pacific Voice at COP26
The Twenty-Sixth Conference of the Parties is held in Glasgow, Scotland from 31 October – 12 November 2021 this year. Man made climate change is affecting the way of life as we all know it, and while our Pacific
CHANGING WEATHER HEIGHTENS STROKE RISK
New data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study shows that low ambient temperature is an increasing stroke risk factor around the world. Global warming not only produces hotter summers and extreme weather events
Pacific Conversations – Scaling Up Pacific adaptation to climate change
Impact methodology: Learning from the past, making sense of impact to inform the future. About GCCA+ SUPAThe Global Climate Change Alliance Plus Scaling up Pacific Adaptation (GCCA+ SUPA) is about scaling up climate
DRINKABLE WATER EVEN WHEN YOUR DAMS ARE CONTAMINATED WITH ALGAL BLOOMS
While our global diplomats flood the COP26 media cycle, the climate crisis continues to stress natural capital and adversely impact our island communities. One of the negative impacts Island communities will experience
AUT CLIMBS UP THE GLOBAL RANKINGS
AUT has climbed yet again up the global university rankings, now joining the top 250 and further improving its place in the top group of world universities. This is according to the prestigious Times Higher Education
Reeves Envico supports a COVID-safe environment in the Pacific
Reeves Envico is committed as an employer in supporting a healthy and COVID-safe environment across all our project sites and in the local communities we operate in. Our recent initiatives have helped workers access
AUT Pacific youth mental health study
Almost 1000 Pacific youth living in South Auckland, New Zealand, will be invited to take part in newly funded research to explore how cultural identity, family and employment affect their mental health and how their
MANGROVES for the Pacific Future
Mangroves are trees or shrubs that are found in the intertidal zone of coastlines, or that area between the coastal environment and the terrestrial environment. Mangrove trees are equipped with impressive filtration
The Future of Green Entrepreneurship in the Pacific
August 21st was World Entrepreneurs’ Day, a day to celebrate innovation and empowerment of entrepreneurship and leadership to acknowledge entrepreneurs’ achievements and contributions towards job creation and
A Nuclear Engineer’s Solar Company
When Dawn Renewable Energy founder and CEO, Paul Huang was looking to move on from his role with a nuclear power plant, he looked at Australia, Canada and Dubai before his pastor suggested “why don’t you think about