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Important Message

The Australia Pacific Climate Partnership program has concluded. Resources, learning documents and knowledge products developed over the life of the program can still be accessed via the APCP Resources Tab on the left hand side of this site. Thank you for your partnership and support of our work to strengthen climate and disaster resilience in the Pacific and Timor Leste over the last six years. From the second half of 2024, a new DFAT investment - Climate Resilient Communities - will support Australia’s response to regional needs and priorities, including increasing climate investments and addressing climate and disaster risks.

About the Climate Partnership

The Australia Pacific Climate Partnership (Climate Partnership) is supporting the Australian Government to integrate climate and disaster resilience in Australia’s aid program in the Pacific and Timor-Leste.

The Climate Partnership provides technical advice, expertise, and resources to program managers and implementing partners on climate change, disaster risk reduction, and gender, disability, and social inclusion.

It also partners with scientific agencies, regional programs, and local organisations to fill critical knowledge gaps and broker climate and disaster information, ensuring it is accessible and useful to those who need it.

Recent Postcards

  • Thank you, goodbye and good luck

    Thank you, goodbye and good luck

    Today’s postcard does not come to you from the field but from our program, which concludes on June 30th, 2024. Since 2018, it has been our privilege to work with a host of dedicated and passionate program managers, posts and implementing partners to strengthen the integration of climate and disaster resilience in Australia’s aid program in the Pacific and Timor-Leste.
    Sent by Sally Bateman 5 months ago
  • Boosting sustainable agricultural practices for key crops in Fiji

    Boosting sustainable agricultural practices for key crops in Fiji

    In April 2024 PHAMA Plus, supported by the Climate Partnership, hosted two days of training on climate resilient agriculture for dalo (or taro) and ginger farmers in Welagi Village Hall, Taveuni.
    Sent by Clare White 5 months ago
  • Strengthening climate and disaster resilient infrastructure in Tuvalu

    Strengthening climate and disaster resilient infrastructure in Tuvalu

    Since October 2023, the Climate Partnership has been providing technical assistance to strengthen the climate and disaster resilience of Tuvalu’s infrastructure, which is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
    Sent by Clare White 5 months ago
  • Onsite training on new tool to support Samoa’s renewable energy transition

    Onsite training on new tool to support Samoa’s renewable energy transition

    Australian company, ITP Renewables is working with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on creating a web-based version of openCEM tailored for Samoa’s electricity sector needs, including delivering training on the new tool in Apia last month. 
    Sent by Simon Wilson 7 months ago
  • Innovative OpenCEM tool supports Samoa’s transition to renewable energy

    Innovative OpenCEM tool supports Samoa’s transition to renewable energy

    In April 2024, Australia's ITP Renewables was thrilled to officially hand over openCEM - a powerful, open-source grid modelling tool tailored specifically for Samoa - at a ceremony in Apia. OpenCEM represents a crucial advancement in energy sector planning for the Government of Samoa, by enabling informed decision-making in energy policy and technology options to support long-term planning for a cost effective and orderly transition to renewable energy.
    Sent by Simon Wilson 7 months ago
  • Community Resilience Research in Morcoluli, Timor Leste

    Community Resilience Research in Morcoluli, Timor Leste

    As part of the Australia Pacific Climate Partnership’s (Climate Partnership’s) community resilience case study series, researchers from the University of Technology Sydney, Institute for Sustainable Futures (UTS-ISF) have recently returned from Timor-Leste where they have been documenting insights about a community’s experience in responding to climate and disaster risks and strengthening resilience. The research forms part of the Climate Partnership’s monitoring, evaluation, research and learning (MERL) portfolio of work, with community resilience case studies also in the final stages of completion in Fiji and Kiribati.
    Sent by Thompson Yuen 8 months ago
  • Women's Fund Fiji Climate Training

    Women's Fund Fiji Climate Training

    The Women's Fund Fiji (WFF) began implementation in 2017 as a five-year initiative of the Australian Government’s Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development (Pacific Women) program.  The Fund has committed up to AUD10.5 million from 2017 to 2022 to fund and build the capacity of women’s groups, organisations and networks in Fiji to expand and enhance their work on gender justice and human rights. The Fund is committed to advancing climate justice and empowering women and girls focusing on strengthening our work in this vital area. 
    Sent by Clare White 8 months ago
  • Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning 101 Training successfully conducted

    Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning 101 Training successfully conducted

    A 1-day Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) 101 Training was successfully hosted on 14th March by the Australia Pacific Climate Alumni Network (APCAN) which benefited about 23 network members representing government, academic, civil society organisations and youths. 
    Sent by Sharon Tohaimae 8 months ago
  • Fostering an Enabling Environment for Pacific Professionals Working on Climate-related Issues

    Fostering an Enabling Environment for Pacific Professionals Working on Climate-related Issues

    The Australia Pacific Climate Alumni Network (APCAN) recently hosted a “Climate Career Pathways in the Pacific'' hybrid event on 11 March 2024 in response to growing interest from network members on APCAN’s career pathway event series. With the ever-evolving job market and Pacific landscape in the face of climate change requiring a skilled and dedicated workforce that can champion and contribute to resilience building efforts in the region. This event aimed to provide insights into specific skills, qualifications and training for different climate career pathways, encourage collaboration and information sharing amongst network members, and share challenges and success stories to inspire emerging professionals working in the climate space. The event consisted of two panel sessions featuring four key speakers each, from diverse backgrounds including government, development organisations, academia and the private sector from across the Pacific. 
    Sent by Shaunalee Katafono 8 months ago
  • Knowledge Brokerage Tools To Catalyze Climate Action and Decision Making in Samoa

    Knowledge Brokerage Tools To Catalyze Climate Action and Decision Making in Samoa

    Australia Pacific Climate Alumni Network in partnership with Pacific Climate Change Centre and Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Samoa (MNRE) hosted a 2 day workshop in Apia, Samoa on the 13-14 March 2024, on Knowledge Brokerage Tools to catalyze climate action and decision making.
    Sent by Maria Sapatu-Kennar 9 months ago

Newsletters

  • Newsletter from the Australia Pacific Climate Partnership January 2024

  • News from the Australia Pacific Climate Partnership June 2023

    26-Jun-2023
  • News from the Australia Pacific Climate Partnership February 2023

    27-Feb-2023
  • News from the Australia Pacific Climate Partnership August 2021

    31-Aug-2021
  • News from the Australia Pacific Climate Partnership July 2021

    01-Jul-2021
  • News from the Australia Pacific Climate Partnership May 2021

    14-May-2021

Recent Posters

  • Screening for drought resilient taro in the Pacific

    Screening for drought resilient taro in the Pacific

    Drought is a recurring climate disaster that impacts the livelihood of root crop farmers across many Pacific Island Countries. Whilst taro is one of the major staples grown in the Pacific, its drought-tolerant varieties have not been identified, with a knowledge gap of the resilience of taro varieties to drought stress. 
    Uploaded 26-Jan-2023
  • Solomon Islands Infrastructure Program (SIIP)

    Solomon Islands Infrastructure Program (SIIP)

    (Photo: SIIP design team on mission to Solomon Islands)
    Uploaded 06-Dec-2021
  • Supporting a climate resilient transport sector in PNG - TSSP Program

    Supporting a climate resilient transport sector in PNG - TSSP Program

    Following best practice program management for implementing climate and disaster resilient development, the Papua New Guinea (PNG) – Australia Transport Sector Support Program Phase 2 (TSSP2) has developed an overarching strategy to guide its work. 
    Uploaded 10-Nov-2021
  • RESILIENT SKILLS IN TONGA

    RESILIENT SKILLS IN TONGA

    Strengthening climate change and disaster resilience is essential for sustainable and long-term economic growth. This is particularly important in the skills development sector to ensure that training and capacity building integrate climate projections, adaptation to climate impacts, and low carbon options. 
    Uploaded 07-Jul-2021
  • Rebuilt Rakiraki Market is a case study in resilience

    Rebuilt Rakiraki Market is a case study in resilience

    Rebuild of Fiji’s Rakiraki Market, after destruction by Tropical Cyclone Winston in 2016, focused on providing an inclusive, safe and resilient environment to support women’s economic livelihoods and empowerment. 
    Uploaded 30-Jun-2021
  • Increasing community awareness in partnership with Wan Smolbag Theatre Company in Vanuatu

    Increasing community awareness in partnership with Wan Smolbag Theatre Company in Vanuatu

    The Wan Smolbag Theatre Company is a grassroots NGO in Vanuatu funded by the Australian Government through the Australia Pacific Climate Partnership together with the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Oxfam. 
    Uploaded 04-Jun-2021
  • Strengthening media reporting on climate change in the Pacific

    Strengthening media reporting on climate change in the Pacific

    Climate change is a significant ongoing issue in the Pacific Islands and reliable localised media coverage is effective for raising awareness among Pacific Islanders about the role they play in climate resilience and disaster preparedness.  
    Uploaded 01-Jun-2021
  • Enhancing Agricultural Resilience in Tonga

    Enhancing Agricultural Resilience in Tonga

    Tonga and most of the Pacific are highly susceptible to the impacts of climate change and disasters, especially drought and cyclones. Enhancing the capacity of authorities and island governments to identify, manage and mitigate risks, is crucial to building resilience across the Pacific.
    Uploaded 13-Mar-2020
  • Broadcasting Climate Change Adaptation in Vanuatu

    Broadcasting Climate Change Adaptation in Vanuatu

    In most Pacific countries the radio is still the primary source of climate information, often having the greatest reach across island nations. National broadcasters play a fundamental role in ensuring communication about oncoming disasters and relief efforts are heard by as many people as possible, and, in more recent years, are an important channel to discuss climate change issues and learn about new and science-based approaches to adaptation.
    Uploaded 13-Mar-2020
  • Building Resilient Education Infrastructure in Tuvalu

    Building Resilient Education Infrastructure in Tuvalu

    Tuvalu’s island group sits less than five metres above sea level, making it the world’s second lowest-lying country, and highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Coastal erosion, sea level rise, wind-driven waves and king tides present significant challenges to vital infrastructure such as schools and hospitals.
    Uploaded 13-Mar-2020