Dealing with Drought in the Cook Islands

Climate change is being addressed in the South Pacific by looking at how they should address changes in rainfall patterns and temperature changes.

In the Cook Islands, they have suffered from a serious drought which has affected what they grow and how they grow it

Image: Image: Courtesy R Chambers

Produced By: Roderick Chambers

Featured In Story: Selane Tairea Research Officer, Te Puna Vai Marama – Cook Islands Centre for Research, University of the South Pacific

First aired on The Wire, Saturday 13 September 2025