Pacific at peril under current climate policies, new commitments still inadequate: report
Current climate policies mean the world is on course for up to 3.9 degrees of heating, which would see a number of Pacific Island...
Pacific Ministers prioritise addressing Covid-19 and climate change impacts on Pacific tuna fisheries
Pacific Ministers have identified dealing with the immediate impacts of Covid-19 and the longer term threats of climate change on offshore fisheries as key...
The U.S is your friend, President Biden tells Pacific leaders
American President Joe Biden today addressed Pacific Leaders to reiterate his country’s support for the Pacific.
“The U.S is a proud Pacific power, and will...
Climate, Covid and Co-ordination: Forum leaders hold online summit
By Nic Maclellan
A virtual summit of the Pacific Islands Forum will be held this Friday 06 August, after the annual face-to-face meeting of...
PCCC launch innovative logo design competition for Pacific Artists!
Are you an aspiring Pacific artist or graphic designer? The Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC) hosted by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment...
SIDS COP26 attendance in limbo
It is still not known if the Pacific Island delegations will be physically represented at the 26th Conference of Parties later this year in...
Safeguarding Melanesian fishing communities against climate threats
Those who live on the islands and atolls of the southwestern Pacific Ocean are exposed to rising seas and severe storms like almost no...
COVID, weather on PIF Ministers’ agenda
The region's response to the COVID-19 pandemic dominated the Pacific Islands Forum's (PIF) Forum Foreign Affairs Ministers' forum held last week chaired by Tuvalu’s...
Sink or swim: Can island states survive the climate crisis?
Small island nations across the world are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis, and their problems have been accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Forum Foreign Ministers endorse Weather Ready Pacific Decadal Programme of Investment
The Weather Ready Pacific Decadal Programme of Investment was endorsed at the Forum Foreign Ministerial Meeting (FFMM) on 27 July 2021.
The Government of Tonga...
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Pacific urged to strengthen financial systems against global risks
Pacific countries have been urged to strengthen risk-based financial supervision to protect access to global banking systems, improve financial inclusion and combat financial crime...
Pacific faces rise of “crime of greed” – Fiji Defence Minister Naivalurua
Pacific nations are confronting a dangerous shift from “crime of need to crime of greed” as transnational criminal syndicates expand sophisticated operations across the...
EFL warns Fiji facing power rationing
Energy Fiji Limited (EFL) has warned that Fiji could face controlled national power rationing from 01 June if urgent fuel cost recovery support is...