28 AUGUST 2014
After close to a decade of being without a harbour, the island of Mangaia in the Cook Islands cut the ribbon to a new climate resilient harbour this year, an outcome of the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change Project (PACC).
In 2005 Cyclones Meena and Nancy destroyed the harbour, making life harder for the islands residents. If there were rough conditions for the island, ships would not berth at the harbour and depart without bringing goods ashore, goods that ranged from building supplies, food supplies and fuel.
Source: SPREP