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Papua New Guinea - 1. Climate overview |

27 Jun 2024

Papua New Guinea This climate fact sheet summarizes the available information on the climate of Papua New Guinea and the impact of climate change on humanitarian activities in-country. [...] Papua New Guinea is home to one of the wettest climates of the world and annual rainfall in many areas of the country exceeds 2,500mm, with the heaviest events occurring in the highlands. [...] The climate in this part of the Pacific is governed by a number of factors, including the trade winds and the movement of the South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ) – a zone of high-pressure rainfall that migrates across the Pacific Ocean, south of the Equator. [...] Potential needs of migrants and displaced people The needs of migrants and displaced people are very high in Papua New Guinea as the country is ranked as having the world’s 11th lowest coping capacity to climate change (World Bank, 2021). [...] • The Climate Change Management Act sees the establishment of the Climate Change and Development Authority as well as the bases for the creation of institutions, legal frameworks, and financing to move towards a low carbon economy.

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Asian Development Bank
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13
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Netherlands

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