17 May 2026, 'Eua – The Tonga Meteorological Service is installing Starlink satellite internet systems at strategic community centres and the Meteorology Office on the island of ʿEua, as part of the Weather Ready Pacific (WRP) Programme’s support to Pacific National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs). The installations, happening in May, are designed to strengthen weather forecasting and early warning services for village communities, ensuring that life-saving information reaches the people who need it most.
Most National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) in the Pacific still depend on proprietary “black box” software to generate the climate products their countries rely on. The tools work, but the people using them can’t see inside them, can’t adapt them, and can’t fix them when something breaks. If that one staff member who knows how to run a critical script leaves, the climate product stops being produced. When this happens, the bulletin does not go out to those who rely on them, and the seasonal outlook doesn’t get updated.
Atafu, Tokelau – History was made in Tokelau this month as the island atoll held its very first National Climate Outlook Forum (NCOF). This brought together experts and stakeholders to develop weather and climate forecasts for communities so they can best prepare.
Atafu, Tokelau, 1 May, 2026 – A series of seven ‘COPE: Be prepared for disasters!’ booklets in Gagana FakaTokelau (Tokelau language) has been launched in a landmark achievement for hazard preparedness and community resilience in the Pacific. Presented by the Weather Ready Pacific (WRP) Programme, implemented by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) this was officially launched across all three atoll islands of Tokelau: Fakaofo, Nukunonu and Atafu.
28 April 2026 Apia, Samoa - A team of 40 people, 35 staff from the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and partner organisations, and five Tokelau Government Officials, has departed Matautu Wharf in Apia, Samoa, aboard the MV Mataliki, bound for Tokelau. The vessel is expected to arrive at the first of Tokelau's three atolls, Fakaofo today.
Mr. Kasis Inape is one of the longest serving climatologists in the Pacific region. The Assistant Director of Climate within the Papua New Guinea National Weather Service has 32 years of service under his belt. Mr. Inape has been with the Papua New Guinea Weather Service since 1994, and he says that the work still excites him to this day.