Pacific Climate Change Science Program

Current and future climate of
Papua New Guinea

The content of this brochure is the result of a collaborative effort between the Papua New
Guinea National Weather Service and the Pacific Climate Change Science Program – a
component of the Australian Government’s International Climate Change Adaptation
Initiative. This information and research conducted by the Pacific Climate Change
Science Program builds on the findings of the 2007 IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.
For more detailed information on the climate of Papua New Guinea and the Pacific
see: Climate Change in the Pacific: Scientific Assessment and New Research. Volume
1: Regional Overview. Volume 2: Country Reports. Available from November 2011.