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Wildfires and a lack of food crops; Papua New Guinea is already experiencing the dry conditions from the El Niño weather event

2026/10/21

Papua New Guinea is already experiencing impacts from the El Nino weather event battling fires and a lack of traditional food crops across the country.

Dry weather conditions in Papua New Guinea are having many flow on effects to communities and villages across parts of the country

2026/10/14

The flow on effects of dry weather in Papua New Guinea and how communities are coping with a lack of water.

'I feel unsafe' Tuvaluan resident speaks about living in the fourth smallest country in the world and the risks associated with that

2026/10/08

The lure of leaving Tuvalu is getting stronger for a lot of families which is having flow on effects on culture and language.

Making the connections between disasters and messages for people living with a disability in the Pacific

2026/09/24

Helping people living with a disability to make the communications connections in the lead up to disasters in the Pacific.

The motivating factor for one Solomon Island broadcaster that led to a life of reporting on disasters in her home country

2026/09/17

How the media covers disasters has changed a lot over the past 30-years and one Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation’s radio announcer has adapted with those changes, hear her story.

Tongan residents reminded of the risks from disasters and how they can be better prepared to keep everyone safe

2026/09/10

Even though disasters are common in Tonga, there's still the need to constantly remind communities of the risks and ensure people are prepared.

Changing weather pushes Sigatoka fisherman to adapt his way of making a living

2026/09/03

Months of rough seas have kept Mr Avenai Naulago off the ocean, but the river near his home is helping him keep his livelihood going.

Watching the sea move closer to home in Malevu village

2026/08/27

In Malevu village on Naviti Island, retired police officer Vesivesi Bose has watched the coastaline change over the years as the sea slowly reshapes the place, he calls home

One Samoan resident explains how he thinks the 2009 tsunami helped to make locals better prepared for disasters in the future

2026/08/20

Taking the small positives after a disaster in the Pacific, how one Samoan resident says the 2009 tsunami helped change people’s mind sets.

Making the most of the sun; a large government alliance is hoping to make change through solar energy in the Pacific

2026/08/13

Governments are working together to take advantage of the Pacific sun and convert it into energy for Pacific communities.

A Fijian seawall that is no longer fit for purpose and how the community are desperate for a replacement to protect their homes

2026/08/06

Seawalls are common across the Pacific, but they don’t last forever. We visit a Fijian community replacing an existing seawall that’s no longer doing the job.

Ha'apai communities respond to El Niño and changing weather patterns

2026/07/30

Locals on Tonga’s Ha’apai Island are starting to experience the effects of a prolonged dry season and weather conditions

Community input has been 'key' to understanding climate risks and solutions for Solomon Islands organisation

2026/07/23

Solomon Islands based project aimed at helping communities to be more resilient against disasters gathers information from the ground to best understand challenges.

Fijian coastal community dealing with increasingly dangerous oceans, shrinking opportunities to live from the sea

2026/07/16

Some coastal Fijian communities are finding it harder to provide for their families and make a living as storm surges make the oceans dangerous to navigate.

How climate change is impacting farmers in the Pacific and what can be done to adapt

2026/07/09

Beyond the rubble and visible stress and cracks in buildings, the impacts of disasters extend into rural areas affecting the people who feed the countries.