Pacific hosts global Climate Body in historic first for the region
The Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts (WIM ExCom) is meeting in the Pacific...
Fiji needs $10b for national climate plan
Fiji needs about $10 billion(US$5 billion) to deliver its national climate plan, but funding under its new partnership with Australia will cover only a...
GCF says Pacific Climate finance must deliver
By Pita Ligaiula
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has warned that climate finance will mean little for the Pacific unless projects are delivered, citing...
SIDS push for more Climate finance for nature-based solutions
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are calling for simpler access to climate and biodiversity finance, more grant and concessional funding and greater investment in...
“We are doing more than most” — GCF on adaptation finance
By Pita Ligaiula
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) says half of its climate finance is directed to adaptation, but Executive Director Mafalda Duarte acknowledges the...
“We need to make Pacific economies more resilient”: Green Climate Fund
By Pita Ligaiula
Climate change is already threatening key Pacific economic sectors, but the Green Climate Fund (GCF) says its investments are being designed...
GCF promises faster climate finance, more direct Pacific access
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific countries should expect faster Green Climate Fund approvals, more national and regional institutions accessing funding directly and a...
GCF throws support behind Pacific Resilience Facility in US$500m push
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is finalising discussions on how it can support the establishment of the Pacific Resilience...
Pacific leaders step up climate and disaster push ahead of COP31, approve Renewable Energy...
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific Islands Forum leaders have renewed their call for urgent global climate action, backing a stronger regional push to...
Transparency International calls for accountability in Pacific climate finance
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific communities will not fully benefit from growing climate finance unless governments, development agencies and project leaders are...
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Vanuatu takes maritime dispute with France to international arbitration
Vanuatu has launched international arbitration proceedings against France over competing maritime claims involving reefs, atolls and small islands between Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
The proceedings,...
Australia open to recruiting Pacific Islanders into military, Conroy says
Australia is considering expanding military recruitment from Pacific Island countries beyond Papua New Guinea but says its initial focus will be on ensuring the...
Pacific pushes for rotating seat on UN Security Council
Pacific nations are building international support for a dedicated rotating seat for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on the United Nations Security Council, alongside...