Paris climate deal could go up in smoke without action: Guterres
Unless wealthy nations commit to tackling emissions now, the world is on a “catastrophic pathway” to 2.7-degrees of heating by the end of the...
Climate change ruthlessly pervasive: PM Fiame Mata’afa
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the adverse impacts of climate change, Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has told an international conference.
The Prime Minister had...
President Whipps calls for urgent action from global community to address climate change
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr has called for urgent action from international governments and leaders to address climate mitigation and adaptation as small nations...
‘Tipping point’ for climate action: Time’s running out to avoid catastrophic heating
The temporary reduction in carbon emissions caused by global COVID-19 lockdowns did not slow the relentless advance of climate change.
Greenhouse gas concentrations are at...
COP26: Poorest countries fear not reaching UK for climate summit
The world's poorest countries say they are worried about getting to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in November.
Twenty are on the UK's Covid...
Commonwealth to champion climate-vulnerable small states at COP26
The Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland called for urgent action to ensure improved climate resilience of small states and promised to amplify the concerns of...
Fijian government welcomes the appointment of new SPREP Director General
The Fijian Government welcomes the appointment of Sefanaia Nawadra as the new Director-General of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP).
Nawadra's appointment...
Cook Islands PM readies for COP 26 in Glasgow
The Prime Minister of the Cook Islands has called on the population to take seriously the threat from climate change.
In November Mark Brown will...
Commonsensing Project builds Climate resilience for Small Island nations
By Neena Bhandari
The UK Space Agency’s International Partnership Programme (IPP) Commonsensing is led by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) through...
UK rejects campaigners’ call to postpone COP26 climate talks again
The UK is resisting a call by campaigners to postpone critical UN climate talks, promising extra measures to address concerns about safety and inclusiveness...