Māori and Pacific voices lead indigenous push for climate action at COP30 in Brazil
“If the Pacific is well, then the world is well. “
That guiding principle is driving Māori and Pacific delegates as they arrive at the...
Tuvalu champions One Pacific Voice at COP30
Pacific countries are ready, and will actively engage with other parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), to achieve the 1.5...
Ethiopia to host COP32 climate summit in 2027
Ethiopia said on Tuesday it would host the United Nations' COP32 climate summit in 2027, fending off a rival bid from Nigeria to land...
Pacific Journalists sharpen disaster reporting skills through AI-driven Masterclass in Palau
“Communications and media play a significant role in ensuring our region reaches its goals,” said Gen Ilolahia, co-founder of Moanan in Auckland, New Zealand,...
Global emissions projected to fall by 12 percent by 2035, says UN Climate Chief
UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell says the latest update to the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Synthesis Report shows the world is finally...
Pacific voices unite at COP30 science for justice, action for survival
As COP30 opens in Belém, Brazil, the Pacific stands united in solidarity as Pacific Small Island Developing States supported by OneCROP and amplified by...
Fiji calls for global action to support diginified climate mobility at COP30
Fiji's Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Mosese Bulitavu, has called on global leaders to act with greater urgency, compassion, and solidarity to support...
Climate Change is a social crisis and an existential threat: Tuvalu PM
Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo told world leaders at the Second World Summit for Social Development that climate change poses the single greatest threat...
1.5°C limit ‘almost inevitable’, IPCC Chair warns as COP30 opens in Brazil
The world is “almost inevitably” set to surpass the 1.5°C global warming limit unless countries urgently ramp up emissions cuts and strengthen adaptation, the...
Climate crisis is a health crisis, warns WHO regional director Piukala
World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for the Western Pacific, Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala, has warned that the climate crisis is also a health...
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GCF invests US$15m in Pacific climate businesses fund
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