Samoa PM Fiame Mata’afa acknowledges new Australian PM’s stance on Climate Change
Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has acknowledged the new Australian Labour Government’s stance on the issue of climate change.
Australia’s newly elected Prime Minister...
‘World is at boiling point’: humanity must redefine relationship with nature, says report
The world is at “boiling point” and humanity needs to redefine its relationship with nature if it is to address a web of crises,...
Oceans are hotter, higher and more acidic, climate report warns
The world’s oceans in 2021 grew to their warmest and most acidic levels on record, while melting ice sheets helped push sea levels to...
Factsheets break down key messages in latest IPCC reports
Eleven factsheets designed to convey and communicate the key findings of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report are available for all...
Former presidents of Mexico, Niger, Kiribati join commission to tackle overshoot risks
Three former presidents, one former prime minister and six former ministers are among 16 leaders tasked with exploring options for reducing the risks of...
Pacific Islanders at risk of statelessness if laws not strengthened says new report
A new study says climate change could put Pacific Islanders at risk of losing their nationality and citizenship if countries in the region do...
Report highlights risk of climate-induced statelessness and nationality loss in the Pacific
Kiribati-born Tiibea Baure moved to Australia in 2008 as a nursing student with a plan for her extended family's future.
“So when one day they...
Protecting the nationality of Pacific Islanders as climate change hits
The impacts of climate change drive people from their homes, what happens to their relationship with their home country?
A new report, co-authored by Scientia...
Former Kiribati president slams Australia’s ‘politicisation’ of climate action and power of fossil fuel...
A former president of the Pacific nation of Kiribati has blasted the influence of the fossil fuel lobby in Australia and the “politicisation” of...
Climate Summit event in French Polynesia plans to pay back its carbon footprint
Global leaders on oceans including the Pacific Oceans Commissioner, Pacific Islands Forum SG, Henry Puna and the Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, are...
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Pacific UN operations ‘unaffected’ by global budget crisis despite Guterres warning
The head of the United Nations in the Pacific says UN operations across 15 countries in the region will not be affected by a...
U.S-Tonga relations remain “strong” despite new US visa bond rules, Crown Prince says
The Tongan government says bilateral relations with the United States remain robust despite new U.S visa requirements that will affect Tongan passport holders from...
Pacific at the centre of a changing global Tuna Trade, New FFA report finds
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has released a new report examining current global tuna markets and trade trends in the Western and...