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The Pacific region faces growing environmental challenges, including climate change, deforestation, biodiversity loss, and natural disasters. Low-lying island nations are particularly vulnerable to rising sea levels, coastal erosion, extreme weather, and ecosystem shifts that threaten livelihoods, food security, and biodiversity. Unsustainable land use and resource exploitation further exacerbate these risks.

Accurate and timely environmental data is crucial for informed decision-making, policy formulation, and adaptive management. However, many Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) struggle with data access and utilization due to limited technical capacity, financial constraints, and infrastructure gaps.

Geospatial technology, including Earth Observation (EO), plays a vital role in environmental management, providing insights into land use changes, ecosystem health, and disaster response. Satellite imagery, remote sensing, and GIS enable tracking of deforestation, coral reef health, ocean temperatures, and extreme weather impacts. EO also supports sustainable resource management by identifying conservation areas, enhancing agricultural productivity, and guiding responsible urban development.

With advancements in EO and increasing access to open datasets, the Pacific has an opportunity to strengthen environmental resilience. Collaboration between regional organizations, international space agencies, and local governments can enhance data accessibility, capacity-building, and policy integration, ensuring EO-driven insights translate into effective action.

Recognizing the critical role of EO data in addressing PICTs national priorities, this webinar hosted by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) will explore geospatial technology applications in Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs). The guest speakers will share practical case studies, showcasing how EO data enhances environmental planning, monitoring, and resilience-building in the region.