SPREP’s new Director General Sefanaia Nawadra takes office
A new dawn at the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) starts this week with the organisation welcoming its new Director General.
Sefanaia...
Scientists urge end to fossil fuel use as landmark IPCC report readied
The world must abandon fossil fuels as a matter of urgency, rather than entrusting the future climate to untried “techno-fixes” such as sucking carbon...
UN rights body appoints Tuvalu negotiator as climate change expert
The UN top rights body appointed an expert on climate change and human rights for the first time on Friday, a move that is...
Forum and FIFA sign partnership on climate change
FIFA and the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) over the weekend signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), in the margins of the 72nd FIFA Congress...
SPREP farewells Kosi Latu as Director General
Commemorating over a decade of achievements made, the staff of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) had a special virtual farewell...
UN chief hails net zero pledge plan for partners in climate change fight
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday urged private investors businesses, cities, states and regions, to do more to cut harmful greenhouse gas emissions.
Guterres’s comments...
New Zealand, Fiji partnership agreement to strengthen bilateral, regional cooperation
Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama and New Zealand’s Minister of foreign affairs, Nanaia Mahuta met in Suva, Tuesday signing the Duavata Partnership: Aotearoa Whenua...
Moving away from coal ‘will not be easy’ but it is essential for our...
The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General on Monday called on countries in Asia and the Pacific to speed up the shift from fossil fuels to...
Palau’s President fronts up on PIF rift, Covid-19 and climate change
RNZ Pacific's regional correspondent, Kelvin Anthony spoke to President Surangel Whipps Jr, of Palau, on a range of issues including.
*The response and recovery from...
Climate change in the Pacific – what Australia needs to do
By Peter Hooton
Canberra’s insipid approach to climate action undermines trust and endangers vital interests close to home.
Australia has long claimed a special relationship...
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IRENA Assembly President urges global action for renewable energy transition
The President of the 14th IRENA Assembly and Rwanda Minister of Infrastructure, Jimmy Gasore, has recognised the historic progress achieved at COP28 through the...
IRENA DG urges accelerated action towards renewable energy goals
The Director General of IRENA, Francesco La Camera has told the opening session of the 14th International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly in Abu...