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 SPREP,  Department of Environment, Tonga,  Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
… dataset contains all spatial data that is related to the Tonga volcanic eruption. Maps produced are derived from … and UNITAR.     … … SPREP … Department of Environment, Tonga … Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment …
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 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
… 10 years (Schaffar and Garrigue. 2007). In the Kingdom of Tonga, whale-watching activities began in 1994 and focus on a … months of July and October. The whale-watching industry in Tonga is unique as it is one of the only countries worldwide …
 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

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.