First ICJ submissions on climate change expected in October
-Following the adoption of the resolution seeking an Advisory Opinion (AO) on climate change by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by consensus, legal...
Climate-heating El Niño has arrived and threatens lives, declares UN
The arrival of a climate-heating El Niño event has been declared by the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), with officials warning that preparation for...
Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub appoints advisers to Fiji and Tuvalu
As Pacific Island Countries are at the frontline of the impacts of climate change, they need adequate and accessible climate finance, which is necessary...
How a small island nation is taking climate change to the world’s highest court?
By Naveena Sadasivam
More than 30 years ago, the tiny island nation of Vanuatu off the coast of Australia proposed a radical idea: Wealthy, high-emitting...
Ex-Pacific leaders want UN action on cleaning up shipping industry
A group of former Pacific leaders want the UN agency mandated to regulate international shipping "to take meaningful strides" to end the industry's reliance...
Climate change can no longer be considered as a distant threat: Fiji deputy PM
Fiji's Minister for Finance Biman Prasad today highlighted that climate change can no longer be considered as a distant threat as it is happening...
Fiji calls for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty at the UN Climate Talks in
Fiji has reaffirmed its commitment to the Port Vila Call for a Just Transition to Fossil Fuel Free Pacific in a statement during a...
Denmark and SPC sign a Memorandum of Understanding to support Pacific Island countries in...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Denmark and the Pacific Community (SPC) have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formalising...
Vanuatu PM: climate change is greatest threat to regional security
Vanuatu Prime Minister, Ishmael Kalsakau, says Pacific security is about the security of the Pacific peoples and their way of life as identified by...
Tuvalu’s Foreign Minister visit Australia
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wednesday welcomed Tuvalu's Foreign Minister, Simon Kofe, to Adelaide.
“I was delighted to meet Minister Kofe again, after my visit to...
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National Geographic studies Tokelau’s lagoons, reefs, and open ocean in support of marine conservation
Team of local and international experts will conduct the first comprehensive baseline analysis of Tokelau's nearshore reefs, offshore and deep sea environments.
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