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 Department of Environment,  Tonga

Tropical Cyclone Gita hit the main island of Tongatapu and the island of ‘Eua on the night of Monday, 12th February 2018 as a destructive category 4 storm, causing severe damages to these two islands which consists of about 80% of the Total population of Tonga.

This assessment uses the post-disaster data collected by the Statistical Department to describe the characteristics of the affected population, nature and spatial concentration of the damage, and the aid required and received at the time of the interview by the Tongan population.

 Department of Environment,  Tonga

raw rainfall data collected in 2016

 Department of Environment,  Tonga

The Tonga NPOA (sharks) is a policy guideline that ensures conservation and management of oceanic sharks in the Kingdom’s fisheries waters. It also promotes long-term sustainability and optimum use of sharks in Tonga’s Tuna longline fishery in accordance to national development policy frameworks, and special needs and requirements to develop and commercialise its fisheries. In the medium-long term, the Plan serves to minimize any adverse environmental effects of fishing on oceanic shark species.

 Department of Environment,  Tonga

A high level policy document that provides guidance to the management and development of the deep water fisheries in the periods of 2017 - 2019

 Department of Environment,  Tonga

Marine pollution in the Pacific. Regional data

 Department of Environment,  Climate Change & Emergency Management (DECEM),  FSM

The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) was established by the Convention for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPF Convention) which entered into force on 19 June 2004.

Data herein presents annual catch estimates specifically for FSM as a member country of the commission according to WCPFC Statistical Area from 1991 - 2016.

 Department of Environment,  Climate Change & Emergency Management (DECEM),  FSM

This dataset provides the timeline of major natural disasters that have affected islands in the FSM, compiled by Whitney Hoot and Danko Taborosi of Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi), from the year 1775 to 2012.

 Department of Environment,  Climate Change & Emergency Management (DECEM),  FSM

This dataset holds a country report for FSM on the assessment of the Key Energy Issues, Barriers to the Development of Renewable Energy to Mitigate Climate Change, and Capacity Development Needs for Removing the Barriers under the Pacific Regional Energy Assessment in 2004

 Department of Environment,  Climate Change & Emergency Management (DECEM),  FSM

Excel spreadsheet of reported data to the Ozone Secretariat on FSM's HCFC import statistics.
Included in the spreadsheet is the number of quota approved for 2016 -2018

 Department of Environment,  Climate Change & Emergency Management (DECEM),  FSM

This dataset will contain all files concerning the FSM Adaptation Fund (AF) project.

 Department of Environment,  Climate Change & Emergency Management (DECEM),  FSM

Maps of AF project sites on Nukuoro and Kapingamarangi islands

Micronesia

 Department of Environment,  Climate Change & Emergency Management (DECEM),  FSM

jeff's travel reports

 Department of Environment,  Tuvalu

Data submitted to the UN Ozone Secretariat highlighting the trend of ODS consumption (calculated as Production (if any) + imports - exports) in Tuvalu. Ozone Depleting Substances calculated here are HCFCs and Methal Bromide.

 Department of Environment,  Tuvalu

Perceived threats can be summarised as arising from deleterious human actions and negative attitudes to the environment, leading to inappropriate behaviour, such as littering, over-fishing and hunting, using fishing nets and modern fishing method, the use of guns and the introduction of pests; the use of inappropriate technologies, such as solid and liquid waste water disposal systems; uncontrolled use of resources and control of livestock; increasing consumption patterns, arising from increases in human populations, demands and changing lifestyles; institutional weaknesses; ignorance and l

 Department of Environment,  Tuvalu

Presenting the estimated areas of different land use/land cover types present in Tuvalu. This data was presented in both the 4th and 5th national reports to the CBD.

 Department of Environment,  Tuvalu

This data presents the value and volume of estimated fisheries catches and aquaculture harvest in the year 2014. It was presented in the 5th National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

 Department of Environment,  Tuvalu

Data extracted from the 'Fisheries in the PICs' report, 2016. From the table, it can be seen that, in 2014, foreign-based offshore fishing in the Tuvalu zone produced 96,898 mt of fish, with an in-zone value of US$132 million (A$161 million).

 Department of Environment,  Tuvalu

Studies of the benefits to Pacific Island countries and territories from fisheries (“Benefish” studies) have been carried out in the past. Gillett and Lightfoot (2001) focused on the year 1999, Gillett (2009) focused on 2007, and the present study focuses on 2014.

The fishery production levels for Tuvalu from those three studies are presented in this data.

 Department of Environment,  Tuvalu

Waste audit and interview data collected by APWC in October 2019.

 Department of Environment,  Climate Change & Emergency Management (DECEM),  FSM

Emergency division tabletop exercise in Kosrae- October 25-27, 2023