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Paradigm shift needed in adaptation in Samoa

21/09/2009 07:37

By Cherelle Jackson APIA- Living for each day, to ensure there is food on the table and the whole family is fed, is how the majority of Samoans operate. But such an attitude may need a little shift with the visible impacts of climate change albeit gradual in it’s appearance. Climate Change Officer...

Condom shortage said to worsen climate impact

21/09/2009 07:36

By Jim Efstathiou Jr. (Bloomberg) -- Unwanted pregnancies in poor countries have led to higher demand for land and water, resources already taxed by climate change, according to research to be published by the World Health Organization. Runaway population growth in countries such as Ethiopia and...

Pacific meteorology aspires to international standards

21/09/2009 07:31

APIA - Pacific meteorologists and experts on weather services are this week meeting in Samoa to discuss and train in ways to improve regional skills to match international standards. In all parts of the world the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) are imposin requirements for Quality...

Small islands welcome support for temperature limit

21/09/2009 07:29

New York – The 42-member Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) – a key negotiating bloc in international climate negotiations – has welcomed growing support for its call to limit global temperature increases to 1.5 degrees Celsius (°C). Speaking at a seminar in New York yesterday to prepare...

Apia Harbour spared from major oil spill, still at risk

21/09/2009 07:26

By Cherelle Jackson APIA – The release of the Pacific Forum Line container ship from the reef at Apia harbour, did not just spare seawall joggers from an eye-sore, it also saved the reefs, and the Apia harbour from what would have been a major oil spill. The container ship which frequents the local...

Quarantine on cane toad alert

16/09/2009 07:13

APIA - There is still an active search by the Quarantine division for cane toads in the Aleipata area. The Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment are assisting Quarantine officers in the surveillance of the area after the discovery of a live cane toad in May. “Procedural...

Environment CEO bids farewell

16/09/2009 07:11

APIA - The long serving CEO of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) Tu’u’u Dr Ieti Taulealo is stepping down from his position this month, to make way for Taulealeausumai L. Malua. Taulealeausumai was appointed by Cabinet last week.

Australia to help Pacific island nations deal with climate change

16/09/2009 04:02

CANBERRA - Half the populations of these island countries are lying in the path of coastal inundation. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has committed Australia to help Pacific island nations deal with the effects of climate change.Speaking at the 40th annual Pacific Islands Forum in Cairns on Wednesday,...

Samoa advances in climate change adaptation

16/09/2009 04:01

By Cherelle Jackson APIA – Samoa today officiated the links between health, agriculture, meterology and climate change towards an effort to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change in the small island country. “Climate change is now everyones problem, it involves health, foreign affairs,...

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