This publication highlights lessons from 26 case studies in the Cook Islands and Tonga. It provides recommendations on improving the implementation of battery energy storage and renewable energy-based
Transitioning the energy sector to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the objectives of the Paris Agreement presents a complex and difficult task for policymakers. It needs to ensure
This year's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) was supposed to have been held in our home country of Vanuatu, deep in the South Pacific. Instead it will open this April in London, and
BONN, Germany (Reuters) - Many nations have become less vulnerable to natural disasters ranging from cyclones to earthquakes because of improved preparedness, but Pacific island states remain most at risk,
Japan is well-equipped to cope with natural hazards but faces a far greater risk from disasters than other developed nations due to its high exposure to earthquakes and floods, a U.N. University report
TWO earthquakes occurred at a shallow depth in the Tonga and New Caledonia regions this morning. At 3:25am, a 5.2 magnitude earthquake occurred at a depth of 15 kilometres in the Tonga region. The
HONG KONG, June 6 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted 202 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga at 22:33:52 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth
A powerful earthquake measuring 6.4 magnitude struck 572 kilometres (355 miles) beneath the earth's surface on Friday about 340 kilometres west of the South Pacific island nation of Tonga, the United States
<p>The destruction caused by tropical cyclone (TC) Pam in March 2015 is considered one of the worst natural disasters in the history of Vanuatu. It has highlighted the need for a better understanding of
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Polynesian kingdom of Tonga Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck in the Pacific around 7:30 p.m. local time (3:30 a.m. EST), according
