American Samoa PRiMO Conference

The Pacific Risk Management ʻOhana (PRiMO) is a regional platform that recognizes the value of collective action and is committed to enhancing cooperation, coordination, and collaboration to strengthen and sustain resilient island communities. PRiMO brings people and organizations together to channel their efforts more effectively toward our common goals. The Pacific Islands face an unprecedented combination of natural hazards and human-caused challenges. No single community can face these threats alone. By bringing diverse people and organizations together and channeling our collective efforts toward common goals, we can protect our homes, livelihoods, and culture. PRiMO stands at the center of this mission, unifying Pasefika voices to build a safer, more sustainable, and profoundly resilient Pacific. Participants are invited from across the region to share powerful stories of resilience, Traditional Knowledge, and cultural practices as they evolve from our ancestors to future generations. The conference also offers at least 25 different sessions, many led by distinguished leaders and innovators. Field trips and preconference training sessions provide opportunities to increase professional skills and gain firsthand knowledge about active hazard-reduction activities. Attendees return with new skills, information, ideas, contacts, partners, and perspectives, better equipped to find creative solutions for coastal hazard challenges.