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![SIDS4 Conference charting a course toward resilient prosperity](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d9cc4_a3db3d54223c48d4aecfd6693706e566~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/9d9cc4_a3db3d54223c48d4aecfd6693706e566~mv2.webp)
Sep 13, 20243 min read
SIDS4 Conference charting a course toward resilient prosperity
This press release was originally published on SPC's website. The Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States...
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![Tuvalu uses high-resolution mapping to combat climate change](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d9cc4_2bf54db91e244f7f9493cd4f202eb77f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9d9cc4_2bf54db91e244f7f9493cd4f202eb77f~mv2.webp)
Sep 13, 20243 min read
Tuvalu uses high-resolution mapping to combat climate change
This press release was originally published on SPC's website . Faced with an uncertain future due to rising sea levels, Tuvalu has taken...
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![Research in Focus:
Meet Timaima Sovaki, Wood Processing Technician](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d9cc4_fc3427796f6b4a2489b808f44964eaba~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9d9cc4_fc3427796f6b4a2489b808f44964eaba~mv2.webp)
May 20, 20244 min read
Research in Focus: Meet Timaima Sovaki, Wood Processing Technician
This article was published on SPC's website. This time in Research In Focus, we sit with Timaima Sovaki, Wood Processing Technician at...
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![Research in Focus:
Meet Feasirua Lagilagi, Coconut Genetic Resources intern](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d9cc4_9079017f61af407880b556c3ba894a5f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9d9cc4_9079017f61af407880b556c3ba894a5f~mv2.webp)
May 20, 20244 min read
Research in Focus: Meet Feasirua Lagilagi, Coconut Genetic Resources intern
This article was published on SPC's website. Could you describe your academic background and how it led you to pursue your internship at...
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![Research in Focus:
Meet Fuatino Fatiaki, Organic and Agroecology Productions Systems Officer](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d9cc4_c2f63842aabc44a6ab716b9b2f42a571~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9d9cc4_c2f63842aabc44a6ab716b9b2f42a571~mv2.webp)
May 20, 20245 min read
Research in Focus: Meet Fuatino Fatiaki, Organic and Agroecology Productions Systems Officer
This article was published on SPC's website. Tautua nei mo se taeao manuia - Serve now for a better tomorrow - Samoan proverb. In this...
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![Remembering Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d9cc4_79e28f3689c74927b4a9ed22b9adaa5d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9d9cc4_79e28f3689c74927b4a9ed22b9adaa5d~mv2.webp)
Jan 16, 20245 min read
Remembering Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami.
Report finds importance of preparing for disaster key to Tonga's response two years on from the 1-in-1000-year eruption and global...
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![Digital Earth Pacific's access to data and innovative tools, Ahi's story](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d9cc4_fc5c9ef74e1945bb94d8027560c4406d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9d9cc4_fc5c9ef74e1945bb94d8027560c4406d~mv2.webp)
Nov 17, 20233 min read
Digital Earth Pacific's access to data and innovative tools, Ahi's story
The original blog in its format can be found here. In a rapidly advancing technological landscape, Tonga's Ministry of Agriculture, Food...
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![Digital Earth Pacific partnering with governments for capacity development](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d9cc4_50136bb3185241f89ba8c4b03e71ff5c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9d9cc4_50136bb3185241f89ba8c4b03e71ff5c~mv2.webp)
Nov 17, 20234 min read
Digital Earth Pacific partnering with governments for capacity development
Original article in its format is published here. Digital Earth Pacific is being co-developed with Pacific countries across the region,...
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![Digital Earth Pacific monitoring gravel extraction for economic development](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d9cc4_d6633f9457f44a808a1fa227581b8f8ff000.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9d9cc4_d6633f9457f44a808a1fa227581b8f8ff000.webp)
Oct 24, 20233 min read
Digital Earth Pacific monitoring gravel extraction for economic development
Original article in its format is available here Finding resources that can build cyclone-resilient homes, water systems for communities...
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![Digital Earth Pacific in management and conservation of blue carbon ecosystems](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d9cc4_da5b4da062c64388b6fe03885b198227f000.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9d9cc4_da5b4da062c64388b6fe03885b198227f000.webp)
Oct 24, 20234 min read
Digital Earth Pacific in management and conservation of blue carbon ecosystems
Original article in its format is available here The Pacific Community (SPC) prides itself on expertise sharing and collaboration,...
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![Digital Earth Pacific monitoring mangroves damage and recovery following Tropical Cyclone Winston](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d9cc4_b0b14bb591c349ba9d58f5b2de3e4922f000.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9d9cc4_b0b14bb591c349ba9d58f5b2de3e4922f000.webp)
Oct 24, 20232 min read
Digital Earth Pacific monitoring mangroves damage and recovery following Tropical Cyclone Winston
Original article in its format is available here On Saturday, February 20, 2016, Tropical Cyclone Winston, an extremely destructive...
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![A capeless superhero: Meet Tui Letua, SPC’s resident artist](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d9cc4_268a76871fff436c83d76d8a29f99ed9f000.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9d9cc4_268a76871fff436c83d76d8a29f99ed9f000.webp)
Jul 17, 20236 min read
A capeless superhero: Meet Tui Letua, SPC’s resident artist
As a non-Pacific Islander, I was always captivated by the allure of arts and culture in the Pacific region. I found the motifs intricate,...
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![Meet Leituala Kuiniselani Toelupe Tago – Elisara, the Regional Director for SPC's PRO](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d9cc4_3f47acaa4a7740b394097dac2790b72d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9d9cc4_3f47acaa4a7740b394097dac2790b72d~mv2.webp)
Jul 10, 20235 min read
Meet Leituala Kuiniselani Toelupe Tago – Elisara, the Regional Director for SPC's PRO
You recently got appointed the Regional Director of the Polynesia Regional Office (PRO). How did your background prepare you for the new...
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![Challenging the Patriarchy: it’s not only a “women’s” issue](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d9cc4_d320a52dd31543ed97b2a8f53a255b7c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9d9cc4_d320a52dd31543ed97b2a8f53a255b7c~mv2.webp)
May 8, 20237 min read
Challenging the Patriarchy: it’s not only a “women’s” issue
We hear about the gender gap and the constant battle for equality. Despite the gains towards bridging this gap, gender inequality remains...
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![‘Ana, an unstoppable force reshaping Tonga](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d9cc4_12163630874b486193af35a7e1131694~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9d9cc4_12163630874b486193af35a7e1131694~mv2.webp)
May 4, 20233 min read
‘Ana, an unstoppable force reshaping Tonga
As a 15-year-old girl, ‘Ana Malia Falemaka was aware of the limitations and injustices adolescent girls face in Tonga. The discriminatory...
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![“Take care of your people, they will take care of you” - The Pacific Community’s second Pacific MEL](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d9cc4_dc682094fb2345a5bbe2ed377977412d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9d9cc4_dc682094fb2345a5bbe2ed377977412d~mv2.webp)
Mar 30, 20234 min read
“Take care of your people, they will take care of you” - The Pacific Community’s second Pacific MEL
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) is a crucial aspect of any development programme, ensuring progress towards desired impacts...
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Aug 22, 20224 min read
Where are they now? 5 former scholarship students
On World Refugee Day, we’ll be awarding our 10,000th scholarship! With the support of our valued partners, including Education Above All,...
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Aug 22, 20222 min read
EdTech Startup Competition Launched in the Middle East
Startups Without Borders and SPARK have partnered to launch the EdTech Startup Competition, a contest aimed at idea-stage and early-stage...
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![Meet three frontline healthcare workers in Syria’s struggling hospitals](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9d9cc4_266ef72bcab54b949ad5ccf24db4d05a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9d9cc4_266ef72bcab54b949ad5ccf24db4d05a~mv2.webp)
Aug 22, 20224 min read
Meet three frontline healthcare workers in Syria’s struggling hospitals
In Syria, millions of qualified doctors, nurses and healthcare providers have fled the country, been displaced or killed. Over the 10...
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Aug 22, 20223 min read
FabricAID: affordable, sustainable clothing amidst Lebanon's worsening economic crisis
FabricAID is the largest second-hand clothing collector in the MENA region and recently received $1.6m investment. With the threads of...
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