A new animation starring a comical crab who can cope in disasters such as drought and cyclones is being launched in Fiji today.
The Pacific Adventures of the Climate Crab aims to assist communities to better prepare for disasters in the region.
Salesa Kaniaha from the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program has told Radio Australia's Pacific Beat the Climate Crab will also help raise awareness in schools.
"The associated toolkit will help anyone who is working in the area of disaster risk reduction or working with communities to help them get this information out more effectively," he said.
He says the film has been put together by a team of climate scientists, artists and film makers.
"It focuses on El Nino and La Nina events in the region and how we influence rainfall, cyclone risk and sea levels especially in the Pacific region," he said.