AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoTourism Research: Solomon Islands has taken the chair of the South Pacific Tourism Organisation’s Council of Tourism Ministers. The ministry says regional priorities include stronger tourism research, data and climate resilience. Conservation Science: SINU and the Asian Development Bank will host a November 4 seminar on the proposed iTina Protected Area, including the use of environmental DNA to assess river health and ways to balance conservation with community livelihoods. Digital Health: Naha Health Centre in Honiara has moved patient records from paper registers to the DHIS2 digital system, helping staff find information and compile reports more efficiently. Emergency Alerts: New funding will support mobile-based warning systems in nine Pacific countries, including Solomon Islands. Cell broadcast alerts can reach phones in a defined area within seconds, even when calls and texts are congested. Ocean Monitoring: A UN report warns that climate change has cut the ocean’s carbon-absorbing capacity by about six per cent and calls for better sensors, data and local knowledge to track ocean changes.
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