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Pacific Rim

NIWA’s environmental science helps contribute to sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region.

Pacific Rim

NIWA’s environmental science helps contribute to sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region.

Pacific Rim services

We provide applied science and environmental consultancy services to support international development activities, with a particular focus on the Pacific and Asian regions.

Island Climate Update

See previous and current editions of our Island Update.

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NIWA's Pacific Rim Operations

Pacific Rim Manager Doug Ramsay gives an overview of NIWA's work in the Pacific.
Sa'anapu - Building resilience to natural disasters

Sa’anapu - Building resilience to natural disasters

The coastal Samoan village of Sa'anapu has been ravaged by cyclones and tsunamis in recent years.

Now plans are being developed to improve the community's resilience to natural disasters, including moving living areas away from the coast and developing a multi-purpose emergency shelter within existing cultural and environmental values.

NIWA is working closely with village elders, Bonnifait+Giesen Architects and the Samoan government on this unique project which combines science, architecture and anthropology.

Solutions: Early warning of PNG floods

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16 October 2018
This year, NIWA completed a project that aims to help build community resilience against flooding in the Bumbu River and contribute to improving Papua New Guinea’s disaster preparedness in the face of increasing climate-related disasters.

Improved climate information and services in Vanuatu

5 October 2017
The construction of improved climate information and services in Vanuatu has posed unique logistical challenges.
Adapting to climate change in Samoa

Adapting to climate change in Samoa

Muliagatele Filomena Nelson from Samoa's Ministry of Natural Resources  and Environment discusses integrating traditional knowledge when  adapting to climate change in Samoa.

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