Pacific Prepared Podcast

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. 

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

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

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

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. 

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

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.

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 

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

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

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. 

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

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

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.

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.

Preserving food in the Pacific has long been critical when the weather isn’t kind – especially during and after disasters. In Palau, there’s one food that’s a household favourite to keep in the cupboard. 

Weather balloon launches in Palau continue to support scientific monitoring, collecting robust data on atmospheric conditions

The Palau Red Cross is helping to train people across the country in a wide range of areas in the case of disasters. 

It’s predicted that within the next three to four months, an El Niño weather pattern could impact parts of the Pacific, including the world’s third-smallest country, Naoero (formerly Nauru). 

A long-term Tongan resident reflects on his experiences with disasters and explains why he would never consider relocation. 

How one Tongan is confident that traditional knowledge still has a role to play alongside technology

After-effects of Cyclone Maila in early April, which caused widespread damage in Papua New Guinea, and how communities are recovering. 

One Papua New Guinea village is facing uncertainty over its ongoing food supply due to rising sea levels, leaving the community icreasingly concerned.

Affected communities are being forced to change how they live and survive as they adapt to changing weather patterns and rising sea levels

We visit remote communities in Fiji's Yasawa Islands to hear how they are mitigating climate change in their villages.