This dataset contains information on water quality data, including streams, in various parts of the Cook Islands. Data range from 2008-2010.

biodiversity data for invertebrates, vertebrates, endemic and invasive species

Documentation on getting started with the Inform Data Portal

This dataset has training materials on the use and operation of the Cook Islands Data Portal Training.

wetland area in hectares, 2014 NES

Specifically the Community Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment was conducted to make it possible for the people of Aitutaki to tell the CBDAMPIC project team what climate related problems Aitutaki may be experiencing, and to gather ideas of how to cope with climate related issues both now (climate variability) and in the future (climate change) at the local level. The CBDAMPIC project is striving to be more than a study, and to actually implement a community identified adaptation option. Therefore this report will serve as a basis for identifying practical and locally appropriate solutions that can be implemented as a pilot adaptation project funded through CIDA. The report also provides a tangible outcome of the community consultations that the Aitutaki people can respond to and explore further. Available online Call Number: [EL] Physical Description: 75 pg

Data on adaptation measures including access to rainwater tanks, food and live animals exported and imported and improved agriculture varieties. Also has information on monthly sea level rise in Rarotonga and other imported data which can help assess adaptation to Climate Change

The National Environment Service worked closely with family representatives of the Takitumu Conservation Area, to submit an assessment application that will gave the TCA official international recognition as an Other Effective area-based Conservation Measure (OECM). All documents relevant to the submission process will be stored here, including resources on the TCA, which are referred to in the assessment form.The TCA was launched as the Cook Islands' first OECM on International Biodiversity Day 2024 (22 May 2024)

The Takitumu Conservation Area was created in 1996 on the island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. Its main purpose is to conserve biodiversity for the benefit of present and future gen- erations. Only local people own the land and its resources. Ecotourism will be the area's main economic activity. A guided nature walk has been organized with landowner agreement and support. Available online Call Number: [EL] Physical Description: 4 Pages

For Pacific SIDS, the need for adaptation to climate change has become increasingly urgent. Long-term climate changes, including the increasing frequency and severity of extreme events such as high rainfall, droughts, tropical cyclones, and storm surges are affecting the lives and livelihoods of people in PICs. Coupled with non-climate drivers, such as inappropriate land use, overexploitation of resources, increasing urbanization and population increase, development in the region is increasingly undermined. For the low lying atolls, the likely economic disruption from climate change pressures could be catastrophic, even to the extent of requiring population relocation to other islands or adding numbers to the Pacific diaspora, with the subsequent social and cultural disruption having unknown proportions. Failure to reduce vulnerability could also result in loss of opportunities to manage risks in the future when the impacts may be greater and time to consider options limited. Available online Call Number: [EL] Physical Description: 138 p.

health statistics

This guide introduces environmental indicators and provides an overview of SPREP’S core indicators for Pacific island countries. In 2012, the SPREP members approved the development of a set of standardised indicators for use by member countries at the SPREP meeting. Through the Inform project, SPREP programmes then developed a set of 34 indicators that was endorsed by members at the 2018 SPREP meeting. This document explains the development and use of environmental indicators in Part 1 and provides a summary of each of the 34 ‘core’ indicators in Part 2.

This publication ‘Strategic Environmental Assessment – Guidelines for Pacific Island Countries and Territories’ has been prepared to provide guidance on the application of SEA as a tool to support environmental planning, policy and informed decision making. It provides background on the use and benefits of SEA as well as providing tips and guiding steps on the process, including case studies, toolkits and checklists for conducting an SEA in the Appendices.

These guidelines are intended to assist the national and local authorities such as Environment Agencies and National Planning Offices, development control agencies, municipal authorities, provincial administrations and Strategic Development Offices in Pacific Island Countries and Territories with an understanding of what Strategic Environmental Assessment is, the benefits that can be achieved through its targeted use, and how and when to apply it to ensure that environmental and social matters are integrated into policies, plans, programmes and projects. The guidelines can also be used by other government sectors in terms of developing and implementing new policies and programs for the government. These guidelines can also provide useful assistance to non-governmental organisations, communities and all those seeking to broaden their capacities, with a view of better informed public participation in strategic planning.

In light of the many existing guidebooks already available to support CBA (cost benefit analysis), this document is intended only as an introductory guide with a focus on the practical application of CBA in the Pacific. It indicates key questions and issues to address but it does not explain the theoretical concepts underpinning CBA.

These interactive graphs were derived from the raw data of the Waste Audit conducted under the PacWaste Project for Cook Islands

This list of indicators was developed through the Inform project at SPREP for use by Pacific Islands countries (PICs) to meet their national and international reporting obligations. The indicators are typically adopted by PICs for their State of Environment reports and are intended to be re-used for a range of MEA and SDG reporting targets. The indicators have been designed to be measurable and repeatable so that countries can track key aspect of environmental health over time. The indicators are mapped to key MEA and SDG reporting targets and can be used with the Indicator Reporting Tool (also developed by the Inform project) to reduce the burden of environmental reporting on PICs. Indicators can be used as is, adapted for countries needs, or used in conjunction with other national-scale indicators selected by PICs. This dataset includes a summary pdf document and an associated excel file with more detail.

Data on climate change, disaster risk and risk management in the Pacific.

Disasters, and therefore disaster response, in the Pacific are expected to be affected by climate change. This research addressed this issue, and focused on the immediate humanitarian needs following a disaster, drawing upon adaptive capacity as a concept to assess the resilience of individual organisations and the robustness of the broader system of disaster response..

Four case study countries (Fiji, Cook Islands, Vanuatu and Samoa) were chosen for deeper investigation of the range of issues present in the Pacific.

A collection of Inform project training materials. You are free to download and use any of the training resources below. The PowerPoint presentations contain a complete set of slides, so please feel free to copy, delete or change slides, to fit the purpose of your country training.

Pacific islands are hotspots of unique biodiversity. Our ancestral traditions are linked to nature. However, these traditions, the natural environment, and biodiversity are threatened by changing global and regional environmental pressures, ecological degradation, growing human populations, changing demands of our societies, and the impacts of climate change and sea level rise. Call Number: [EL] ISBN/ISSN: 978-982-04-0905-7,978-982-04-0906-4 Physical Description: 156 p. 29 cm.