Climate Change Resilience
By Ms. Heather Maraki of Capitol 107FM, Vanuatu
21 July, 2015, Nuku'alofa, Tonga, PMC-3 - The Vanuatu Climate Change division will now be more confident with its rainfall outlook, thanks to the new dynamic model, funded by the Government of the Republic of Korea under the Pacific Islands Climate Prediction Services Project (ROK PI-CLIPS).
The project was launched last week in Tonga by the Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Siaosi Sovaleni, who is also Minister for Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications (MEIDECC).
The new project will provide nationally-tailored information on seasonal climate prediction to improve climate services in Pacific Islands.
To be implemented by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and APEC Climate Center (APCC), the project aims to strengthen the adaptive capacity of vulnerable communities to climate risks in the seasonal timescale, through strengthening the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS's) across the region. The project will run for three years until 2017.
"We will be developing tailored climate prediction information using a region-specific tool so that our National Meteorological Services are able to contribute to community resilience and national development planning through better localised climate services," said Mr. Sunny Seuseu, (pictured above) the ROK PI-CLIPS Project Coordinator at SPREP.
Principal Scientific Officer at the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department, Mr. Philip Malsale who was among the other Pacific Scientists in Tonga last week said the project will provide additional resources to the information that Vanuatu Met service have been using in the past years to provide climate information to the public.
"Currently the Vanuatu Meteorological Climate Change division is using the Statistical model to forecast the rainfall for the next three months which was provided by the Government of Australia. But with the current project funded by the Korean Government, the Vanuatu Climate Change division will now provide additional information to the public especially on rainfall forecasting".
"In the past, the statistical model does not work in some months where rainfall is very low, especially when we have our dry period. The dynamic model will help us provide a more confident service in terms of Climate forecast to the public.
"I can say the with this new project Vanuatu Climate Change Division is now well established having both the Statistical and Dynamic mode, which will provide better climate service to the people of Vanuatu, said Malsale - #PacMC2015
Ms. Heather Maraki is a reporter with Capital 107FM in Vanuatu http://www.vanuatufm107.com/
This article was developed by Heather who is part of a Pacific Media Team of Reporters currently providing coverage on the Third Pacific Meteorological Council in Tonga. This activity coordinated by SPREP is supported by a partnership including the Government of Tonga, SPREP, Finland Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS).
21 July, 2015, Nuku'alofa, Tonga, PMC-3 - The Vanuatu Climate Change division will now be more confident with its rainfall outlook, thanks to the new dynamic model, funded by the Government of the Republic of Korea under the Pacific Islands Climate Prediction Services Project (ROK PI-CLIPS).
The project was launched last week in Tonga by the Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Siaosi Sovaleni, who is also Minister for Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications (MEIDECC).
The new project will provide nationally-tailored information on seasonal climate prediction to improve climate services in Pacific Islands.
To be implemented by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and APEC Climate Center (APCC), the project aims to strengthen the adaptive capacity of vulnerable communities to climate risks in the seasonal timescale, through strengthening the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS's) across the region. The project will run for three years until 2017.
"We will be developing tailored climate prediction information using a region-specific tool so that our National Meteorological Services are able to contribute to community resilience and national development planning through better localised climate services," said Mr. Sunny Seuseu, (pictured above) the ROK PI-CLIPS Project Coordinator at SPREP.
Principal Scientific Officer at the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department, Mr. Philip Malsale who was among the other Pacific Scientists in Tonga last week said the project will provide additional resources to the information that Vanuatu Met service have been using in the past years to provide climate information to the public.
"Currently the Vanuatu Meteorological Climate Change division is using the Statistical model to forecast the rainfall for the next three months which was provided by the Government of Australia. But with the current project funded by the Korean Government, the Vanuatu Climate Change division will now provide additional information to the public especially on rainfall forecasting".
"In the past, the statistical model does not work in some months where rainfall is very low, especially when we have our dry period. The dynamic model will help us provide a more confident service in terms of Climate forecast to the public.
"I can say the with this new project Vanuatu Climate Change Division is now well established having both the Statistical and Dynamic mode, which will provide better climate service to the people of Vanuatu, said Malsale - #PacMC2015
Ms. Heather Maraki is a reporter with Capital 107FM in Vanuatu http://www.vanuatufm107.com/
This article was developed by Heather who is part of a Pacific Media Team of Reporters currently providing coverage on the Third Pacific Meteorological Council in Tonga. This activity coordinated by SPREP is supported by a partnership including the Government of Tonga, SPREP, Finland Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS).