Fiji begins selection of Private sector developer for 3000 affordable, Climate-resilient homes
Developers have been invited to register interest in a landmark housing project in Fiji, which will provide affordable, climate-resilient homes for 3,000 low and...
Pacific Climate Roundtable hears solidarity call from three COP Presidencies
Pacific Island nations have received resounding support from the hosts of the world’s climate negotiations in the lead up to COP 27 this November.
With...
COP26 president highlights urgency of climate action in the Pacific
By Sanjeshni Kumar
The rest of the world is now waking up to what the Pacific has been warning about for decades.
This statement was...
Pacific forced to deal with consequences of climate change: COP26 President
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USP student pleads to COP26 President on the future of the Pacific people
University of the South Pacific (USP) student Salote Nasalo has pleaded to COP26 President Alok Sharma about the future of the Pacific people as...
COP26 President visit Fiji to continue momentum on climate action
COP26 President Alok Sharma is visiting Fiji from 26-27 July 2022 to see the impacts of climate change in the Pacific region.
He will highlight...
Global awareness critical to protect world’s mangroves: UN science chief
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Landmark guidelines aim to protect children uprooted by climate change
New UN-backed guidelines issued on Monday aim to protect, include and empower children forced to flee their homes due to the climate crisis, marking...
Pacific Islands Forum proclaims false “unity” on climate crisis
By John Braddock
After four days of talks on 14 July, the leaders of 14 Pacific nations emerged from the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)...
‘No place like home’: Climate change threatens Fiji’s rugby nursery
The white sands of Namatakula have nurtured generations of world-class rugby talent but rising sea levels threaten to force the abandonment of the palm-fringed...
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