Communities in two districts in Fiji are beginning to include climate change risks in their development plans, thanks to efforts by the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) Fiji project team and partners. Known as 'climate change mainstreaming', this is one of the key objectives...
Keyword: AusAID
23.07.2013
Coping with climate change: Sharing experiences and challenges from rural Sri Lanka
Adapting and coping with changes in climatic and weather patterns is important. Lack of preparedness and growing uncertainty over weather patterns is a serious issue that needs to be addressed at all levels, from village to national. “We see that weather patterns have changed, and...
19.03.2013
Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Project Focuses on Gender
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has announced that the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) project, jointly funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), is making gender a key consideration in its efforts...
22.02.2013
Adapting to climate change: 700,000 litres of water for Lofeagai, Tuvalu
A cistern that can hold 700,000 litres of water has been gifted to the community of Lofeagai in Tuvalu under the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change Project (PACC). This will help build resilience and reduce vulnerability of the community when it comes to water shortages....