Pacific Editors and News leaders Forum adopts Savusavu Loss and Damage Media Declaration
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Pacific Editors Forum on Loss and Damage has ended on a high with the adoption...
Green Climate Fund cuts climate funding approval time to nine months: Duarte
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific Island countries could gain faster access to Green Climate Fund (GCF) financing under reforms that have cut...
Pacific Leaders push Climate Action as Fiji and Tuvalu prepare for Pre-COP31
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Australia, Fiji and Tuvalu have stepped up preparations for the Pacific's Pre-COP31 meetings, with leaders using a trilateral meeting...
Pacific Resilience Facility moves to collect US$173 million in pledges
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
The Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) has moved into its operational phase after its treaty entered into force, with...
Pacific Islands need more than Climate Finance — They need the capacity to use...
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
For Pacific Island countries, the challenge of climate finance is not simply about securing more money.
It is also...
Pacific pushes for special Climate finance window ahead of COP31
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific Island countries are pushing for concrete action on climate finance, keeping the 1.5-degree target within reach and strengthening...
Most Pacific leaders to attend Fiji pre-COP, Forum SG says
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Most Pacific Islands Forum leaders are expected to attend the pre-COP31 meeting in Fiji despite competing international commitments, Forum...
Huge opportunity for Pacific media at COP31
In what is a golden opportunity for Pacific journalists to tell the stories of the region, Pacific Cooperation Broadcasting Limited (PCBL) is inviting expressions...
Pacific pushes regional Climate finance framework
Pacific Island countries are being encouraged to develop a Regional Pacific Climate Change Taxonomy to strengthen climate-responsive public financial management, improve transparency and accountability,...
Tonga PM calls for Climate adaptation investment, says resilience is Pacific’s top security challenge
Tonga Prime Minister Lord Fatafehi Fakafanua has called for greater investment in climate adaptation, saying Pacific Island countries face their biggest security challenge from...
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Climate finance, Just Transition top agenda as World faces 1.5 overhoot
Climate finance, adaptation and the transition away from fossil fuels will dominate negotiations at COP31 in Türkiye, as developing countries demand greater access to...
Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion on Monday
Vanuatu Parliament will debate the no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister (PM) Jotham Napat on Monday next week, after Speaker Felix Stephen confirmed that...
Put the ocean at the centre of COP31
By Peter Thomson
For over 30 years, Pacific island countries have issued the same warning at the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference: the warming...