Pacific Meteorological Council

Ofa Fa'anunu was speaking during a meeting of the Pacific Meteorological Council held in Apia earlier this month.

The Samoa meeting brought together directors from the international development agency - the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS), donor and funding agencies as well as the private sector to strengthen climate and weather services in the Pacific.

Mr Fa'anunu, who is also the Director of Tonga's Meteorology office, said the Pacific was at the forefront of the world's changing climate.

Islands Business reports in welcoming the countries on board, new chair of the PMC, Lloyd Tahani said the countries could now enjoy the benefits of being part of the Council.

“We are so happy to have Nauru and Tokelau as members of PMC and having new members joining the Council was a good initiative, especially when we want to work on resilience for all the Pacific island countries.”

“Through the regional framework, they would benefit in developing the capacity of their meteorological services so that are they able to serve their countries,” he said.