Region V: South-West Pacific

18 تشرين الثاني/ نوفمبر 2020

A five-day World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Workshop on Impact-Based Forecast and Warning System (IBFWS) was organized in Honiara, Solomon Islands. The training workshop is funded through the Climate Risk Early Warning System (CREWS) fund for the South East Asia and Pacific Small Islands States, and is a follow-up from the regional IBFWS Workshop for the Pacific Small Island Developing States of WMO RA V, which was conducted in September 2019. This Workshop is the initiative of the Solomon Islands Government, suported by WMO. It is attended by over 30 particpants from Solomon Islands Meteorological Service (SIMS) and stakeholder organizations.  Read more >> 

15 تشرين الأول/ أكتوبر 2020

The Solomon Islands has six major Islands and over 900 smaller islands. More than 75% of the population live in the rural areas, mostly around the coast. Surrounded by ocean, most of the rural dwellers use small crafts to travel from island to island within the country. Nevertheless, this means of transport has caused accidents and loss of lives and is a great concern. As one of the responsible authorities for the safety and well-being of ocean goers, the Solomon Islands Meteorological Service (SIMS) has introduced Ocean Services into its portfolio and seek to provide services that will be essential to aid small crafts & vessel travellers. Read more >>