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Pacific Grants Expand Climate Research
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Executive Summary
Six Pacific-led grants will fund research on reefs, heat health, water security, and circular solutions across island nations
- Six cross-national teams received inaugural Tupu Pacific Research Grants
- Funding came from ISC RFP-AP with support from Australia
- PIURN collaborated on the Pacific-led grant program
- Projects cover coral reefs, heat health, water security, and circular economies
- One project will monitor reefs with satellite and underwater drone tools
- Another will gather baseline heat and humidity data for schoolchildren
- Water security work will test nature-based solutions on Wagina Island
Quick Facts
- What: Inaugural grants for climate and development research
- Where: Across Pacific island nations including Fiji Tonga and Solomon Islands
- Why: To support Pacific priorities on climate resilience and local leadership
- Who: Six Pacific-led research teams and regional partners
- When: Inaugural round announced in the current program cycle
Featured Article
Six Pacific research teams received inaugural Tupu Pacific Research Grants in collaboration with regional partners to address child heat health, coral survival, circular economies, and water security.
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ISC RFP-AP and Australia-backed funding supports six Pacific-led research grants on coral reefs, heat health, and water security across Fiji, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, and Solomon Islands.
International Science Council Regional Focal Point for Asia and the Pacific awarded six inaugural Tupu Pacific Research Grants to Pacific-led teams for heat, coral reef, and water security research.
In the Pacific Islands, six research teams were awarded inaugural Tupu Pacific Research Grants in 202? to study child heat health, coral reefs, water security, and clean energy solutions.