This publication highlights lessons from 26 case studies in the Cook Islands and Tonga. It provides recommendations on improving the implementation of battery energy storage and renewable energy-based hybrid electricity systems. Small island developing states in the Pacific are urgently seeking to address the challenges of climate change, energy security, …
This publication highlights lessons from 26 case studies in the Cook Islands and Tonga. It provides recommendations on improving the implementation of battery energy storage and renewable energy-based hybrid electricity systems. Small island developing states in the Pacific are urgently seeking to address the challenges of climate change, energy security, …
Transitioning the energy sector to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the objectives of the Paris Agreement presents a complex and difficult task for policymakers. It needs to ensure sustained economic growth as well as respond to increasing energy demand, reduce emissions and, more importantly, consider and capitalize …
This year's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) was supposed to have been held in our home country of Vanuatu, deep in the South Pacific. Instead it will open this April in London, and for that we can - in part - blame our changing climate. Thousands of miles away …
BONN, Germany (Reuters) - Many nations have become less vulnerable to natural disasters ranging from cyclones to earthquakes because of improved preparedness, but Pacific island states remain most at risk, a study showed on Tuesday. Climate change is raising risks by increasing the numbers of severe downpours, storm surges or …
Japan is well-equipped to cope with natural hazards but faces a far greater risk from disasters than other developed nations due to its high exposure to earthquakes and floods, a U.N. University report has shown. Japan ranked 17th among 171 countries surveyed, while many other developed nations placed below the …
TWO earthquakes occurred at a shallow depth in the Tonga and New Caledonia regions this morning. At 3:25am, a 5.2 magnitude earthquake occurred at a depth of 15 kilometres in the Tonga region. The earthquake occurred 644.83 kilometres south-southwest from Tongatapu in Tonga and 1056.19km south-southeast from Suva. The Mineral …
HONG KONG, June 6 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted 202 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga at 22:33:52 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 45.04 km, was initially determined to be at 17.5855 degrees south latitude and …
A powerful earthquake measuring 6.4 magnitude struck 572 kilometres (355 miles) beneath the earth's surface on Friday about 340 kilometres west of the South Pacific island nation of Tonga, the United States Geological Survey reported. There was no indication of a tsunami warning according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre. …
The destruction caused by tropical cyclone (TC) Pam in March 2015 is considered one of the worst natural disasters in the history of Vanuatu. It has highlighted the need for a better understanding of TC impacts and adaptation in the Southwest Pacific (SWP) region. Therefore, the key aims of this …
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Polynesian kingdom of Tonga Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck in the Pacific around 7:30 p.m. local time (3:30 a.m. EST), according to the USGS map. Its epicenter was located about 161 miles south-southeast of Onohua on the island of Eua. …
Tonga has confirmed two zika cases and there are at least 259 suspected cases of zika virus in the Pacific island kingdom, local media reported Thursday. According to Radio Tonga, two Tongan pregnant women are confirmed by the Ministry of Health to have contracted zika virus, and there is a …
An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck east-northeast of the capital of Tonga in the Pacific Ocean on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Its epicentre was recorded as 10 km (6 miles) below the seabed.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 216 km (135 miles) north-northwest of the capital of Tonga in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake, initially reported as a magnitude 6.7, struck at 1439 GMT (10.39 a.m. ET). Its epicenter was recorded as 35 km below the …
Environment crime undermines sustainable development. It is not only a threat to species, to habitats and to ecosystems, but also to human health, livelihoods and national economies Five enforcement officers and eight organizations tackling fast-growing illegal trade in wildlife, chemicals and waste in Asia Pacific are the first recipients of …
An earthquake measuring 6.5 magnitude struck off the northeast coast of Tonga in the South Pacific on Saturday, said the U.S. Geological Survey. The undersea quake was 10 kms (6 miles) deep, and about 75 kms (46 miles) northeast of Tonga. There was no immediate tsunami warning.
Aid agencies head to Tonga amid reports of extensive damage Tropical Cyclone Ian skirts Fiji as seen in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) NASA Aqua satellite image taken at 14:55 local (01:55 GMT) January 9, 2014. Ian, a category-four cyclone bearing down on the South Pacific island nation Relief …
A magnitude-6.2 earthquake rattled the island nation of Tonga in the South Pacific on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The 12:07 p.m. Friday (2307 GMT Thursday) quake was 8.6 kilometers (5.3 miles) below the surface, the USGS said. The USGS …
A leading disaster watchdog has ranked Bangladesh as the world's sixth "high disaster risk country" in terms of its exposure to typhoons, earthquake and tsunamis. The German-based United Nations University (UNU) Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) in its 'World Risk Report-2011' said Bangladesh ranked second in its risk …
Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh is one of the few cities in India where horse-drawn carriages or tongas form a part of the public transport system. They ply on fixed routes. Many residents see them as part of the city
Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh is one of the few cities in India where horse-drawn carriages or tongas form a part of the public transport system. They ply on fixed routes. Many residents see them as part of the city’s cultural heritage, but the Gwalior municipality views them as obstructions in …
