Tag: El Nino
Snowfall in West Papua, while severe drought hits other parts of...
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific
Extreme weather patterns continue to hit the Pacific region with some of the highest parts of New Guinea experiencing...
‘On another scale’ – PNG province unprepared for El Niño impacts,...
RNZ Pacific
The governor of Papua New Guinea's Western Highlands Province says his province is unprepared to deal with the severe impacts of the El...
€4.5m plan to build El Niño resilience in FSM, Marshall Islands...
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The European Union and the Pacific Community have signed an agreement to build resilience to future El Niño-related droughts in the...
Protests mount over massacre of Filipino farmers in climate demo
WARNING: Shocking images. Citizen video footage of the Philippines security forces in their increasingly savage use of force against the protesting farmers. Video: Kilab...
Deaths and food shortages have left PNG people feeling ‘forgotten’
Barbara Jackson, humanitarian director of CARE International, speaks about her experience of the drought in Papua New Guinea in a recent video.
Thousands of Papua...
Palau suffers worsening drought – emergency declared
By Bernadette H. Carreon in Koror
Palau President Tommy Remengesau Jr. has declared a state of emergency due to the worsening drought in the country...
Vanuatu heat wave suspected cause for sudden death of fish
By Anita Roberts in Port Vila
Thousands of reef fish of different sizes and species have died suddenly on the reef at Pango village near...
Tuna fishing deal dispute keeps US boats out of Pacific waters
A 2015 Greenpeace video about the "out of control" global tuna fishing industry, including the Pacific. Rainbow Warrior skipper Peter Willcox interviewed. Video: Greenpeace
Report...
Worst drought in two decades forces PNG to close many schools
Report by Pacific Media Centre
Thousands of children in Papua New Guinea are currently receiving little or no education because of a severe drought making...
