Carteret Island needs K14 million to move 350 families by 2027
For Ursula Rakova of Carteret Islands in Bougainville, the proposed Loss and Damage finance facility agreed to at the global climate talks in Sharm...
Torres Strait Islands leader says region ‘neglected’, following COP27 deal
A Torres Strait Islands leader who was part of a landmark climate change legal victory says the COP27 summit agreement and Australia's commitment to...
Pacific climate champion lauds Loss and Damage outcome from COP27 –but net zero, fossil...
Tuvalu's Minister of Finance Seve Paeniu has praised the decision by the UN climate summit in Egypt, known as COP27, to formally recognise loss...
Pacific leaders celebrate COP27 victory on loss and damage fund after decades of advocacy
Pacific leaders and climate activists are celebrating the establishment of a loss and damage financing mechanism in the COP27 agreement, three decades after they...
Least Developed Countries Group welcomes COP27 outcomes in establishing a fund to address loss...
Following the closing of COP27 Sunday, the Least Developed Countries Group(LDC) Group representing 46 countries most vulnerable to climate change while contributing the least,...
The Cook Islands is already experiencing climate effects
Opinion by Mark Brown, Cook Islands Prime Minister
It was my privilege to lead a delegation from the Cook Islands to Cop27, which was hosted...
Vanuatu climate court action gathers wave of support
A campaign by the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu for the world's top court to take a stance on protecting people from climate...
COP27 closes with deal on loss and damage: ‘A step towards justice’, says UN...
After days of intense negotiations that stretched into early Sunday morning in Sharm el-Sheikh, countries at the latest UN Climate Change Conference, COP27, reached...
Frontline nations overcome odds to ensure climate justice isn’t lost or damaged at COP27
As the gavel comes down at COP27, countries on the frontlines of the climate crisis including Pacific Island nations have compelled world leaders to...
Commonwealth Secretary-General welcomes historic outcome on loss and damage at COP27
Following two weeks of extensive negotiations at the UN Climate Change Conference COP27, nearly 200 countries have agreed on a set of key outcomes,...
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Below average cyclone season tipped for Pacific region
The Pacific's eastern islands can expect an usual or below-par cyclone season, according to New Zealand's climate and forecasting agencies.
On Wednesday, NIWA and MetService...
Role of Indigenous communities recognised at world’s first-ever ‘nature positive’ summit
The critical role of Indigenous peoples in addressing the triple planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and plastic pollution was recognised at the...
IMF approves US$265 million for PNG Climate resilience
Papua New Guinea has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a new US$265 million loan aimed at strengthening the...