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18 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – The first-ever Pacific Meteorological Council Meeting donors and meteorology director’s roundtable and ‘speed-dating’ sessions have been hailed a success by participants.

18 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – Ministers were today requested to make wise decisions on actions concerning the Pacific region by the acting Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, Manasseh Maelanga, when opening the second Pacific Meteorological Ministerial Meeting on Meteorology (PMMM-2) in Honiara today.

18 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – The importance of meteorological services to support safe and efficient of aviation and the safety of people who are travelling by air was reaffirmed during the Second Pacific Ministerial Meeting on Meteorology on 18 August in Honiara.

18 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – No one single country can address the impacts of natural hazards alone.

18 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – The Government of Tonga will be committing US$25 million to the kingdom’s meteorological service to develop resilience to extreme weather events and to strengthen its early warning system.

18 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 –Solomon Islands Deputy Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga has suggested a Pacific ‘self-sustaining trust fund’ to support the work of National Meteorology and Hydrology Services (NMHSs) in the region.

17 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – Solomon Islands are piloting a project that links weather prediction models to disaster risk management.

17 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – At the Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC) meeting in Honiara, National Met Directors have expressed the interest of developing a university level course on meteorology in the region.

17 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – WATER and hydrology services are the new priorities included in the reviewed Pacific Island Meteorology Strategy (PIMS) 2017-2026.

17 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – THE Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC) has made huge strides since its transition from the regional meeting of Meteorological (MET) Service Directors (RMSD) in 2011.

17 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – The Pacific Meteorology Council is aiming at including everyone in the push for better community engagement in the region with particular emphasis on people with disabilities.

18 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – Tourism development is underpinned by weather and climate information, says South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) Sustainable Tourism Development Manager Christina Leala-Gale.