PCRIC – Proven Partners in Pacific Resilience
For Pacific leaders, the question is no longer when the next climate or natural disaster will strike, or how severe its impact will be.
Resilience
PACNEWS ONE, 15 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — WIM Executive Committee on Loss and Damage meets in Pacific for first time2. PACIFIC — CNMI eyes stronger role in Pacific Islands Forum3. VAN — 19 people rescued as
Weather Ready Pacific and the future of sustainable delivery
WEATHER Ready Pacific is a Pacific-owned and led decadal programme, endorsed by Pacific Leaders in 2021 and by Pacific
PIMS 2017-2026: progress, lessons and the evidence gap
THE Pacific Islands Meteorological Strategy 2017-2026 established a valuable regional reference point and mobilised a
PNG communities lead conservation and climate resilience efforts
COMMUNITY-LED conservation projects in remote areas of Papua New Guinea are receiving further technical and capacity-building
Tuvaluan mother graduates after decade-long return to study
A DECADE after leaving formal education, Famomoi Niukena has graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce, overcoming the challenges of
PACNEWS TWO, 11 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — GCF says Pacific Climate finance must deliver2. PACIFIC — Pacific Youth demand a voice in biodiversity decisions3. FIJI — Fiji PM denies lobbying GCC to delay General
PACNEWS ONE, 11 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACFIC — Pacific justice leaders urged to unite against organised crime2. PACIFIC — No community too remote for an effective warning: Tonga’s deputy PM3. PACIFIC — Pacific needs
No community too remote for an effective warning: Tonga’s deputy PM
PACIFIC nations and their development partners must ensure that meteorological and multi-hazard warning systems are
Pacific needs stronger early warnings as climate risks grow
PACIFIC meteorological leaders opened the Eighth Pacific Meteorological Council meeting (PCM-8) in Tonga with calls for stronger
We need you; Your voice matters, says Tonga Met Chief
PACIFIC media have been urged to turn weather and climate information into knowledge and warnings into action as the region prepares for the tropical cyclone
PACNEWS THREE, Wednesday 9 September 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific climate advocates condemn Australian coal project extension, call out climate hypocrisy2. SOL — Solomon Islands DPM Sade dismisses political link to Australian Treaty
SPREP, Conservation International strengthen partnership on conservation and climate resilience
THE Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and Conservation International (CI) have signed a five-year agreement aimed at strengthening nature conservation and climate resilience across the
Pacific youth adopt climate demands ahead of COP31
PACIFIC youth have adopted a unified climate statement calling for action to protect the 1.5°C survival threshold, deliver accessible
PACNEWS THREE, Monday 7 September 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific nations push for stronger protection of reefs that can survive the climate emergency2. PACIFIC — Solomon Islands, U.S sign deal to restore Peace Corps programme3.
Pacific health leaders commit to future-ready resilient health systems
PACIFIC Health Leaders reinforced the importance of resilient, equitable, and future-ready health systems grounded in Pacific priorities, country realities, and government leadership as they concluded the 17th Pacific
UNOPS to address climate mobility in Tonga
THE United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and the Government of Tonga will work together to identify opportunities for cooperation, exchange information and expertise, and support initiatives that
United States strengthen Tonga’s cybersecurity infrastructure
THE United States Department of State is providing ongoing technical assistance to migrate Tonga’s critical government data assets into secure, trusted cloud environments by funding a technical feasibility study
Pacific security commitments need political will, coordination: Forum panel
THE Pacific has no shortage of security declarations. Still, turning them into action will require sustained political will, stronger regional coordination and a people-centred approach, panellists at a Forum side event
‘Enough talking, we need action’: Remengesau
PACIFIC leaders and development partners must move beyond strategic commitments and deliver practical action that improves the daily lives of Pacific people, a leading Palauan disability rights advocate has told a
Pacific Resilience Facility pilots community grants
For the women of the Ngrangmui Women’s Group in Palau, a small grant from the Pacific Resilience Facility helped buy equipment for
Heine highlights climate, maritime and digital priorities in meeting with Japan
MARSHALL Islands President Hilda C. Heine met Japan State Minister for Foreign Affairs Iwao Horii on the margins of the Pacific Islands Forum, highlighting climate-resilient infrastructure, renewable energy, maritime
EU, UNICEF launch €17 million Pacific climate-resilient schools programme
THOUSANDS of children across the Pacific are set to benefit from a new €EUR17 million European Union-UNICEF programme to strengthen education systems and make schools better prepared for climate-related
