Parts of the Marshall Islands, Guam, Palau, Mariana Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) are now designated under extreme and exceptional drought. Extreme droughts in the Western Pacific region are expected to persist over the next three months. These conditions are causing a massive strain on agriculture, water supply, and daily life for Read more
Posts Tagged ‘El Niño’
The consequences of climate change
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016
Charred by the pulsing heat, the earth has turned to dust. Rivers have thinned to threads. Wells and ponds have parched. Across the sun-punished lands of Colombia’s La Guajira province, the northernmost point of South America, the symptoms of drought are stark. Water carriers walk for hours, bucket handles digging into their hands. Goats and Read more
Caritas report launched at Parliament today – Drought affects 4.7 M in Oceania
Tuesday, October 4th, 2016
Su’a William Sio (Member of Parliament for Mangere) will launch Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand’s report about our close neighbours in Oceania at Parliament today, 4 October. According to the UN at the peak of the regional drought in summer, food and water issues affected more than 4.7 million people The impact of these factors continues Read more
El Niño – short and long term planning underway
Friday, September 25th, 2015
The Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea is already providing aid for communities affected by frost and droughts. Planning is underway for relief assistance in the future should the developing El Niño be as severe as climatologists are predicting. Crop gardens have already been destroyed by frost and rivers and creeks have either dried up Read more
Extreme weather – Draw on traditional Melanesian values
Friday, September 11th, 2015
As the extreme weather conditions in Papua New Guinea continue, church leaders in Papua New Guinea are asking the Catholic people to come to the aid of those in need. “This is a time to draw upon our traditional Melanesian values of sharing and hospitality, and particularly on the Christian virtues of charity, honesty and Read more
- Small actions can minimise the effects of climate change
- Climate change tension at Pacific Forum
- Dozens of deaths from drought in PNG's Chimbu
- Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania statement on climate change
- PNG govt assess Bougainville drought damage
- Drought closing schools and hospital in PNG's Chimbu