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HONOLULU (April 7, 2021) Even as the COVID-19 pandemic remains the focus in the Pacific, compound threats increase the need for regional cooperation to address the mounting economic and environmental impacts from climate change, according to panelists at a recent East-West Center workshop on “Strengthening Resilience, Cooperation, and Partnership in the Pacific.”
The aftermath of 2015 s devastating Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu. Photo: Graham Crumb via Wikimedia.
Supported by the Government of Japan, the March 25 workshop convened academics, practitioners and policy professionals from Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Pacific Islands countries and the US with expertise in regional dynamics, compound climate threats and disaster recovery mechanisms pertinent to the region.