#SPCMicronesia | "USD 671,211 grant secured by YAP state for the launch of the Yap State Water Security and Resilience Project that will strengthen access to safe, reliable water while addressing climate-related challenges, such as drought and changing weather patterns.
💬 SPC's Director of the Micronesia Regional Office, Mr William Kostka, further elaborated that “aside from benefitting Yap State, the development of this plan has the potential to contribute to the compilation of a national water security strategy.”
The grant secured by Yap State under the FSM Enhancing Direct Access (EDA) Programme, supported by the Green Climate Fund, also signals the start of ongoing collaboration to protect water resources and build resilience for communities across Yap."
👉 Read more about it: https://bit.ly/4uExEgs
🇵🇬 Director-General Dr Paula Vivili visit to Papua New Guinea.
At the margins of the 6th Pacific Regional Energy and Transport Ministers Meeting (PRETMM6), the Pacific Community (SPC) Director-General Dr Paula Vivili undertook his official country visit to Papua New Guinea.
👉 DG Vivili paid a courtesy visit to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, Hon. Justin Tkatchenko. Papua New Guinea has been a longstanding member of SPC since 1975, and the Director-General reaffirmed SPC’s commitment to supporting the country’s national priorities.
👉 The delegation also met with the National Planning Office, National Statistic Office and Somare Institute of Leadership and Governance (SILAG) to discuss opportunities for collaboration and support to Papua New Guinea’s national development priorities.
👉 DG Vivili also met with H.E. Mr Ewen McDonald, Australia’s High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, and H.E. Ms Georgina Roberts, New Zealand’s High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, to exchange views on regional priorities, partnerships, and coordinated support for the PNG and Pacific region.
The visit reflects SPC’s commitment to deepening engagement with members and partners, and strengthening regional cooperation across key sectors including energy, transport, climate resilience, and sustainable development.
Celebrating International Nurses Day 2026
“Our nurses. Our future. Empowered nurses save lives” 🏥🤝
SPC acknowledges the vital contribution nurses make to strengthening Pacific health systems. SPC is honoured to be the Secretariat of the Pacific Heads of Nursing and Midwifery (PHoNM), the key regional forum that empowers the Pacific nursing and midwifery workforce by bringing together senior leaders to collaborate, share expertise, and advance the priorities that shape and elevate the profession across the region.
At the 6th PHoNM in April this year the Heads of Nursing and Midwifery endorsed the establishment of a Pacific Nursing and Midwifery Education Advisory Group (PNMEAG). The PNMEAG exists as a subgroup of the PHoNM and consists of heads of nursing and midwifery schools in the region. The aim of the group is to strengthen nursing and midwifery education in the region.
“Over recent years, the PHoNM has grown into a strong regional leadership platform that unites nursing and midwifery leaders across the Pacific. Through collaboration, shared knowledge, and strong regional partnerships, PHoNM continues to strengthen leadership, nursing standards, workforce development, and health policy across our region. Most importantly, it empowers Pacific nurses and midwives with a unified voice to support stronger health systems and improve health outcomes for our people and communities”. Ngatamariki Manea, Chief Nurse, Cook Islands
🤝 @dfat | @cimoh_tmo | Ministry of Health Samoa
#PacificHealth #NursingLeadership #Midwifery #HealthWorkforce #SPC #OnePacificHealth
Pacific leaders have concluded the 6th Pacific Regional Energy and Transport Ministers’ Meeting (PRETMM6) in Port Moresby, issuing the Manubada Call to Action to accelerate practical delivery across the energy and maritime sectors.
Ministers agreed it’s time to move from commitments to implementation, with a strong focus on scaling renewable energy, strengthening maritime connectivity, and improving access to critical services, especially for remote and vulnerable communities.
Key priorities include better coordination between partners, unlocking financing for bankable projects, and ensuring all efforts remain Pacific-led and aligned with national priorities.
👉 Read the full outcome: https://bit.ly/4u4xO0R
🤝 National Maritime Safety Authority - NMSA | PNG National Energy Authority | Government of Papua New Guinea
#BluePacific #PRETMM6 #EnergyTransition #MaritimeConnectivity
PRETMM 6 concluded with a clear message from the region: Pacific solutions must move from ambition into action.
With 64% of Pacific people still living without power and 100% of our transport system still dependent on fossil fuels, ministers reinforced the need for practical action that reflects the realities facing Pacific countries and communities.
The Manubada Call to Action highlights the importance of scaling renewable energy, strengthening energy security, improving maritime transport systems, and better coordinating financing and partnerships to support Pacific priorities.
These outcomes now help carry the region’s priorities towards COP31, where the Pacific will continue calling for support that backs locally led solutions and delivers real, measurable benefits for Pacific people.
👉 Read the full outcome: https://bit.ly/4u4xO0R
🤝 National Maritime Safety Authority - NMSA | PNG National Energy Authority
🗣️ "Strengthening risk understanding is central to building resilience, particularly as climate and disaster impacts intensify across the Pacific", explained SPC's George Beck, during the Fiji validation of a new national Risk Profiling Methodology: a shared framework that will guide how disaster risk is understood, planned for, and acted on across the country.
More than 80 representatives from government, civil society, and development partners came together in Suva to shape and test this approach using real-world scenarios. European Union (EU) First Counsellor Carine Hanssens said the approach will support more transparent and inclusive risk management, improve access to information, and ensure that vulnerable groups are better considered in planning processes.
🤝 The methodology has been co-developed by the NDRMO with technical and financial support from SPC through the European Union-funded Building Safety and Resilience in the Pacific Phase II project. Findings from the validation and pilot will inform final revisions before the methodology is endorsed and rolled out.
👉 Read more: https://bit.ly/4d7WRbV
🌏 Unpacking Digital Health Blueprint Toolkit at the Pacific Digital Interoperability Bootcamp !
The final day concluded with deep dive session dedicated to understanding World Bank Digital Health Blueprint Toolkit.
The three days of the Pacific Digital Health Interoperability Bootcamp concluded an intensive week of regional development and collaboration technical discussions, co-design sessions and shared learning, participants came together to reflect on key outcomes and the road ahead for standards for interoperability in the Pacific.
The bootcamp concluded with closing remarks from partners, highlighting strong country engagement and a shared commitment to advancing interoperable, resilient health systems across the region.
🏆 The day also featured an award ceremony recognising outstanding contributions from Fiji, Tonga and Papua New Guinea participants acknowledged for their engagement and achievements throughout the bootcamp with completion of FHIR Fundamentals training in collaboration with AeHIN
As the meeting came to an end, one message stood out to go far, must go fast and finish together through collaboration, innovation and shared commitment key to building stronger, more connected health systems in the Pacific.
🔗 Learn more about the event: https://bit.ly/4t4gWps
🤝@weareaehin | @ausgov | @csirogram | Pacific Health Information Network - PHIN | @unicefpacific | @worldbankgroup | @who
Across the Pacific, maritime transport plays a vital role in connecting people, communities and economies.
The Pacific One Maritime Framework, endorsed by Ministers at the 6th Pacific Regional Energy and Transport Ministers’ Meeting (PRETMM 6) in Papua New Guinea, provides a shared regional direction for maritime transport across Pacific Island Countries and Territories.
Aligned with the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent, the Framework supports a safer, more resilient and better connected maritime sector, guided by Pacific priorities.
As the region responds to climate change, rising costs, infrastructure pressures and connectivity challenges, the Framework helps strengthen coordinated action for the future of maritime transport in the Blue Pacific.
👉 Link of the Pacific One Maritime Framework in the bio!
🤝 National Maritime Safety Authority - NMSA | European Union in the Pacific | International Maritime Organization - IMO | Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility - PRIF
🌍 Stat of the Week 🔎 | In 2021, the price of Yellowfin Tuna (whole, from the Pacific Ocean) averaged $2.28 per kilogram, reflecting its critical role as both a staple food and a major economic driver for Pacific communities.
Tuna supports livelihoods, contributes to food security, and represents one of the region's most valuable natural resources. Ensuring its sustainable management is key to preserving the Pacific way of life for future generations.
On the Pacific Data Hub: 👉🏽 https://bit.ly/4cN2Dkr
#PacificStats #PacificData #StatOfTheWeek
📸 A look back at the 18th Heads of Fisheries Meeting in Nouméa, which concluded last Friday after bringing together members of the Pacific Communityto discuss fisheries and aquaculture in the Pacific.
Over five days, Pacific Island countries and territories shared their priorities, reviewed the latest scientific data and analysed the implications of changing ocean conditions on fisheries systems.
🐠🌺 For the first time, the meeting dedicated an entire day to climate change, including the First Pacific strategy for climate change and coastal fisheries and aquaculture being pre-endorsed. National adaptations to climate change were also highlighted through the Pacific Fisheries & Climate book (link in the bio).
👥 These discussions helped to define more clearly how countries will strengthen fisheries management, safeguard food security and respond to the changes already being observed across the region.
#PacificFisheries #HoF18 #ClimateAction #CoastalFisheries #OceanicFisheries #Aquaculture #PacificRegion
Across island countries, maritime transport is a lifeline, moving food, fuel, and essential goods between communities. But these systems rely heavily on stable and affordable energy. From fuel availability to port infrastructure, energy shapes how reliable and costly shipping can be.
This is why conversations at the 6th Pacific Regional Energy and Transport Ministers Meeting (PRETMM 6) happening in Papua New Guinea go beyond sectors.
They focus on how to strengthen the systems that keep the region connected, ensuring transport remains reliable, energy remains accessible, and communities remain supported.
🤝 National Maritime Safety Authority - NMSA | PNG National Energy Authority
The Sixth Pacific Regional Energy and Transport Ministers’ Meeting (PRETMM 6) officially opened today in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬, following the Senior Energy Officials Meeting (SEOM 2026) and Seventh Heads of Maritime (HOM 7) Meeting.
The 6th PRETMM brings together Pacific ministers and senior officials responsible for energy and maritime transport to accelerate practical solutions that keep our islands connected by sea and by clean, reliable energy. With climate impacts intensifying and costs rising, countries are working together to scale what works: safe ports and shipping, resilient power systems, digital tools for efficiency, and fair access to finance that lets communities and businesses thrive.
The opening marks the start of high-level discussions under the theme “Scaling Connectivity for a Prosperous Blue Pacific.” Ministers will focus on:
✅ moving from policy direction to implementation,
✅ including strengthening energy security,
✅ improving maritime and transport connectivity, and
✅ identifying practical pathways for regional cooperation and investment.
In his opening remarks, the Honorable James Marape, Prime Minister of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, highlighted the importance of Pacific unity and collective action.
PRETMM 6 will continue over the coming days, guiding regional priorities and decisions to support more resilient and connected Pacific communities. 🌊
📌 Learn more in the link in the bio!
🤝 PNG National Energy Authority | National Maritime Safety Authority - NMSA
