Fiji calls for more focus on Oceans at COP29
Fiji has called for greater integration of ocean themes across this year’s COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Speaking at the Pacific Climate Champions High-Level Panel Event...
COP29: ‘You have every right to be angry’ Guterres tells youth advocates frustrated over...
As negotiations over how to tackle climate change head into their fifth day in Baku, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed solidarity with young...
UN Climate Chief praises early leaders in Paris Agreement Transparency at COP29
UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell hailed nine countries as pioneers of transparency at COP29, recognising their commitment to the Paris Agreement through...
Pacific at the crossroads: 85 MPAs needed daily to safeguard marine ecosystems
A groundbreaking study conducted by Dynamic Planet and National Geographic Pristine Seas has revealed that to meet the global target of protecting 30 percent...
Solomon Islands coral discovery “reinforces” urgent need for global action on ocean protection amidst...
As COP29 unfolds in Baku, Azerbaijan, with world leaders engaged in critical discussions on climate finance, a groundbreaking discovery in the Solomon Islands serves...
Tuvalu on 1.5 to stay alive – “there is no time to waste”
Addressing the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP29) for the first time as Prime Minister...
Largest Pacific climate-adaptation study launched at COP29
University of Canterbury distinguished Professor Steven Ratuva presented findings from the largest study of climate adaptation in the Pacific region at COP29 in Baku,...
Global diabetes epidemic reaches critical levels with 800 million cases
Global diabetes cases have quadrupled since 1990, affecting over 800 million adults worldwide, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) study released to coincide...
Pacific finance needs top $2billion as storms hit, seas rise
The international community is out of step with Pacific Island nations' needs on covering the costs of adjusting to a warmer world, the aid...
COP29: ‘Now is the time to fast-track, not backtrack’ on the path to net-zero
Meeting on Thursday with non-governmental entities in Baku for the COP29 climate talks, UN Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted the crucial role that cities, regions,...
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