BY NED GAGAHE

Solomon Islands is set to host the annual Climate and Ocean Support Programme for the Pacific (COSPPac) Steering Committee meeting in Honiara this May.

Minister Counsellor Lindsay Buckingham of the Australian High Commission made this announcement during her remarks at the twinning partnership event between Solomon Islands Meteorological Services (SIMS) and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology on Tuesday.

“It is good to hear that SIMS will host the annual Climate and Ocean Support Program for the Pacific (COSPPac) Steering Committee in Honiara this May,” Buckingham said.

An Australian-Aid-funded programme, COSPPac aims to enhance the capacity of Pacific Island nations to manage and mitigate the impacts of climate variability and tidal events.

The programme works with stakeholders to build tools that can forecast and report on climate, tides, and the ocean, helping to determine how best to communicate this information to Pacific communities, businesses, and governments.

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