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“The field is like a child, conventional farming is like putting chemicals on a child.”

— South Indian farmer converting to organic farming in a CWS supported programme

Pacific

Wome's project, Solomon Islands

For people living in the Pacific, climate change is real and its impact is more advanced than most people realise. Atolls have already disappeared and climate refugees have had to flee the Carteret Atolls in Papua New Guinea and some islands in Kiribati and Vanuatu. Fish stocks are declining as warmer sea currents destroy coral (a food source for some fish species) and change fish spawning patterns. Loss of fishing affects food supply, local culture and the economic viability of the small island nations.
CWS works in  Fiji, Solomon Islands, Timor Leste, Tonga and has supported indigeneous groups in Kanaky and Taihiti.
In 2008/09 we gave grants of $393, 700 to 8 organisations and $12, 700 in emergency relief in Fiji, Solomons and Australia (bushfire donations).

Visit our Topics section for more information on Pacific issues inlcuding health, climate change and economic sustainability.