Pacific

A participatory project empowering communities with self-help tools to improve water, sanitation and hygiene.

This collaborative NZaid project worked with coastal Fijian villagers at Votua on the Coral Coast of Viti Levu to develop pragmatic water supply and waste treatment solutions to protect public health and reduce contamination of coastal waters.

A monthly summary of the climate in the tropical South Pacific islands, with an outlook for the coming months.

Understanding how hazards impact people and the environment provides the foundation for informed decision making for a resilient Pacific.

Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai visited NIWA’s Wellington campus this week, as part of his first official visit to New Zealand.

Tofa Tafili Popese Leaana recounts living through a cyclone in the Samoan village of Sa'anapu.

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.

ACRE Pacific is a NIWA-led part of the the wider ACRE initiative, run by the UK Met Office.

When Cyclone Pam slammed into Vanuatu in May the vulnerability of Pacific’s island nations to extreme weather was again laid bare.

Modern development and population growth have generated severe pollution problems in some Pacific Island nations.

Anal Chandra from Fiji's Meteorological Service talks about collaborating with NIWA and creating a better network of weather stations across Fiji.