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COVID-19 and tropical cyclone Harold hit the Pacific region in various ways. Here's how the organisations kept their development projects going on.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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COVID-19 is creating new challenges to the Pacific’s development agenda

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Note from the Director-General
[About SPC's Director-General]<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-j/>

Dr Stuart Minchin
Director-General
Pacific Community (SPC)

The Pacific Heads of Health recently held a virtual meeting under the shadow of COVID-19. The tone was understandably sombre and serious. The crisis being faced across the globe has certainly not passed yet, and our Pacific leaders will need to continue to be proactive and vigilant to ensure our region is able to successfully navigate through this storm.

Nevertheless, after six months facing the COVID challenge, the Pacific is standing as an example of what can be accomplished when a region works in unity towards a single purpose. As of July 2020, less than 500 cases have been recorded across Pacific Island Countries and Territories.

Why has the Pacific been so successful in managing the crisis up to this point?


It is true that the population is small and spread out, but even taking the geography and population into account, it is still remarkable how well the region has done in protecting its population from the pandemic. An examination of how the Pacific leaders have faced up to the COVID challenge highlights a few key principles which have made a major impact. READ MORE<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-t/>

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We need to slow down and reconnect with our Ocean for the future of the planet –  COVID-19 has brought the world to a halt. The devastating impact of the global pandemic on people’s lives and the world’s economy is a jarring and historic turning point for all of us but it is also an opportunity to re-think many of our practices. READ MORE<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-i/>

SPC Food Systems for Health and Nutrition Integrated Programme successfully completes online design workshop series – SPC’s internal integrated programming efforts recently concluded a landmark first series of workshops on Food Systems for Health and Nutrition (FSHNIP) in May, bringing to a close a series of technical workshops related to the design of the programme. READ MORE<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-d/>

Meet the Pacific Data Hub's team – At SPC, a small team is working hard to build the next one-stop shop for information and data in the Pacific. It is called the Pacific Data Hub. WATCH THE VIDEO<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-h/>

The Pacific Community Workstreams
Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability (CCES) Division<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-k/>


[PROTEGE: A network of agroecology demonstration farms in the Pacific OCTs]<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-b/>

PROTEGE: A network of agroecology demonstration farms in the Pacific OCTs – The project’s Agriculture and Forestry component is designed to encourage an agroecological transition to climate-change-adapted and biodiversity-friendly farming, particularly organic. This goal will be achieved, in large part, by establishing a regional network of demonstration farms using innovation practices that comply with agroecological principles, based on farmers’ knowledge and skills. READ MORE<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-n/>

Educational Quality and Assessment (EQAP) Programme<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-p/>

[Graduation marks milestone as interest in micro-qualifications increases]<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-x/>

Graduation marks milestone as interest in micro-qualifications increases – ONE of the first micro-qualifications developed by the Pacific Community has been successfully delivered by the University of the South Pacific. The university graduated its first cohort of students with the micro-qualification in the operation of a small seafood business in June. The micro-qualification, which teaches all the aspects of how to successfully operate a small seafood business, was one of three micro-qualifications developed in the pioneering work by SPC's Educational Quality and Assessment Programme (EQAP). READ MORE<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-m/>

Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems Systems (FAME) Division<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-c/>
[Fish and fisheries at the heart of the discussion for Pacific Islands’ online meeting]<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-f/>

Fish and fisheries at the heart of the discussion for Pacific Islands’ online meeting – This year, SPC hosted the twelfth Heads of fisheries (HoF) meeting in an online format for the first time. Such event required a lot of preparation and, most importantly, a long history of trust and relationship building between SPC and its Pacific Island member countries and territories. READ MORE<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-z/>

See also:

·         [ VIDEO ] Fiji and Tuvalu voices – 12th Pacific Heads of Fisheries meeting<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-e/>

Geoscience, Energy and Maritime (GEM) Division<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-s/>

[Assisting Yap State manage water supply through the current drought]<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-g/>

Assisting Yap State manage water supply through the current drought –Residents of Yap State, the westernmost state of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), are experiencing their fourth month of extreme drought, and face critical challenges in maintaining a safe water supply for their communities. The Pacific Community (SPC) is now working with public water authorities in the state to make more efficient use of existing infrastructure and help identify new water sources. READ MORE<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-w/>

Read also:
·         Tropical Cyclone Harold provided invaluable data for future disaster response and planning<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-yd/>
·         Safety and compliance training will help Tongan electrical contractors support post-COVID tourism recovery<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-yh/>

Public Health Division (PHD)<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-yk/>

[Pacific nurses at the frontline of the fight against COVID-19]<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-yu/>

Pacific nurses at the frontline of the fight against COVID-19 – With the fast-spreading COVID-19 pandemic, the world started giving greater attention to health professionals who work at the frontline of the response. The crisis arrives at a time where more qualified health professionals are desperately needed: according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 9 million more nurses and midwives are needed globally if we want to achieve universal health coverage by 2030. It is to highlight that need, that WHO designated 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. READ MORE<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-jl/>

Read also:

·         Now available: Handbook on Pacific healthy dietary guidelines for people with diabete<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-jr/>

·         COVID-19 is compounding the Pacific’s non- communicable disease crisis<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-jy/>

Regional Rights Resource Team (RRRT)<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-jj/>

[COVID-19 and Tropical Cyclone Harold bring new challenges and new ways of working in Vanuatu]<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-jt/>

COVID-19 and Tropical Cyclone Harold bring new challenges and new ways of working in Vanuatu – The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about many significant challenges in the lives of those around the globe and affected the way we live and go about our daily lives and work. For those living in the Pacific region, the case is no different. Re-adjustments as well as exploration of new strategies around how most of the work can continue to operate without much interference is vital. READ MORE<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-ji/>

Social Development Programme (SDP)<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-jd/>

[When it comes to domestic and gender-based violence talk is not enough]<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-jh/>

When it comes to domestic and gender-based violence talk is not enough – When we say that we are shocked and alarmed about women and girls being abused, attacked or even killed, by their husbands and partners, what do our words achieve? The sad answer is that words alone are not enough to bring an end to domestic and gender-based violence. If we are serious about ending this stain on society, we must turn our words into meaningful actions. READ MORE<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-jk/>

Statistics for Development Division (SDD)<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-ju/>

[Pacific Community’s Statistics for Development Division launches “QGIS for Census and Survey Mapping” manual]<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-tl/>

Pacific Community’s Statistics for Development Division launches “QGIS for Census and Survey Mapping” manual – SPC has published a manual to help National Statistics Offices and other government ministries undertaking censuses and surveys make optimal use of QGIS, an open-source and free geographic information system (GIS) software. GIS software was not used regularly by PICTs, mainly due to its cost. This has all changed now with QGIS, that allows PICTs to handle most of the operations needed by their National Statistics Offices and ministries. READ MORE<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-tr/>

Read also:
·         ​Measuring and managing impacts of COVID-19<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-ty/>

Strategy, Performance and Learning (SPL)

[Robust evaluation shows value of SPC capacity building in the Pacific]<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-tj/>

Robust evaluation shows value of SPC capacity building in the Pacific –Every year the Pacific Community (SPC) undertakes and supports significant capacity development work with its Pacific Island members. Key to the success of these efforts is a deep understanding of the unique development challenges that exist in the Pacific, and the specific needs of each one of our members. READ MORE<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-tt/>

Regional Offices

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SPC’s “300 coconut bags” project promotes youth employment recovery after COVID-19 – SPC in partnership with the Vanuatu Ocean Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Vanuatu Society for People with Disability (VSDP) and the Ministry of Justice Disability team joined in the initiative with an aim to help reduce plastic pollution in the ocean by using thrown away plastic bags on seaside and beaches to make a strong reusable “300 plastic” market bags (that can repeatedly for at least one a year, strong enough to carry 300 coconuts over the course of the year). READ MORE<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-td/>

Hot Off the Press: Recent Publications from SPC
[Hot Off the Press: Recent Publications from SPC]<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-th/>

The Publishing Team has released the latest publications for March – April 2020, with Fisheries Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems (FAME), and Geoscience, Energy and Maritime Division (GEM) continuing to steam ahead with their new publications. READ MORE<https://pacificcommunity.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtujdty-yddldiukyk-tk/>



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