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PICRC Junior Fellow McQuinnley Mesengei recently participated in the Young Scientist Support Program (YSSP) at the APEC Climate Center (APCC) in Korea.
YSSP is part of the “Strengthening Climate Information and Knowledge Services in Five Pacific Island Countries” project, which is supported by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The five-year project (2022-2026) includes Palau, the Cook Islands, Niue, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and Tuvalu.
The training was carried out under the UNEP CISPac-5 project, which aims to improve climate data analysis skills and make accurate climate predictions. This year’s theme is “Understanding and Analyzing Climate Characteristics and Changes in the Pacific Region”, focusing on improving the ability of trainees to analyze climate data and understand tropical climate characteristics. The program aims to better understand climate change and how to develop strategies to deal with extreme weather events.
During the one-month course, Mesengai acquired basic knowledge about climate change and its impacts, and received training in acquiring, collecting and processing climate data. The trainees took courses on various meteorological topics, including major climate patterns such as the El Nino Southern Oscillation and the Madden-Julian Oscillation, as well as tropical meteorology.
Using his newfound skills, Mesengai analyzed the climate situation in Palau, focusing on major climate change issues and their impacts. He was able to participate in the YSSP because he was nominated by the Palau Meteorological Bureau. “This training helped me to increase my knowledge about climate change, its impacts and climate data analysis. It also helped me understand the climate situation in Palau in a global context,” said Mesengai.
The skills Mesengei gains will aid PICRC’s research efforts and the broader understanding of the impacts of Palau’s climate.
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