By Ana Uili of MEIDAC, Tonga

15 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – The head of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has called on the Pacific to break the barrier of withholding information from one another.

By Repeka Nasiko of Fiji Times

15 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – Strengthen tsunami early warning trainings for national weather and climate offices is being urged at the Pacific Meteorological Council meeting in Solomon Islands yesterday.

By Ana Uili of MEIDAC, Tonga

15 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – Coordinate regional ocean and climate research and observation to meet regional needs is the call from the Director General of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) to stakeholders and officials at the Pacific Meteorological Council (PM).

Mr. James Movick made the comment during his presentation on an overview of FFA’s observer programme at the 4th PMC meeting in Honiara, Solomon Islands.

By: Joshua Lafoai of National University of Samoa School of Journalism

15 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – Samoa is one of many Pacific Island countries still in the process of meeting required standards to provide aviation weather services.

Aviation weather support is a big part of meteorology services in the world and it is one of the 19 checklists points required to be met by a country to host a civil aviation service.

By Priya Chand Islands Business Magazine & Pita Ligaiula PACNEWS, in Honiara, Solomon Islands

By Yvette T D’Unienville of Tuvalu Broadcasting Services

By Pita Ligaiula of Pacific Island News Association (PINA)

15 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – The tiny nation of Niue’s long term goal is for the island nation’s meteorological service to operate on a 24 hour basis.

By Ben Bilua of Island Sun Newspaper, Solomon Islands

15 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 –  The Director of Solomon Islands Meteorology Service says the government is pushing to improve the country’s early warning systems.

By Jared Koli of Island Sun Newspaper, Solomon Islands

15 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – More sustained and targeted support for flood warning and drought management is needed to meet the growing demands of Pacific Island countries and communities.

This appeal was made by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme SPREP's Climate Change Division Acting Director, Mr Espen Ronneberg. 

By Bentaake Kiima of Broadcasting & Publications Authority, Kiribati

15 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – The Kiribati Meteorological Services (KMS) Director has highlighted the vital role of weather and climate information in development in his country report during the Fourth Pacific Meteorological Services in Honiara, Solomon Islands.