New report calls for reforms to enhance Green Climate Fund’s impact in the Pacific
A comprehensive report released ahead of the Thirty-sixth meeting of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board last week, sheds new light on challenges faced...
Experts see danger in toxic nuke waste water release into the Pacific
The danger of indiscriminately releasing nuclear fission products into the ocean is that the products can find their way into the food chain, a...
Pacific Meteorological Council Meeting returns with Fiji gathering after pandemic disruptions
Preparations are underway for the 6th Meeting of the Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC-6) and associated meetings to be hosted by the Government of Fiji...
First ICJ submissions on climate change expected in October
-Following the adoption of the resolution seeking an Advisory Opinion (AO) on climate change by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by consensus, legal...
Fisheries Ministers strengthen their commitment to address the impacts of climate change on...
Fisheries Ministers from member countries of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) have enhanced their commitment to address the impacts of climate change...
UN debates deep sea mining as countries and companies now allowed to seek provisional...
A UN agency tasked with regulating the deep sea is debating whether to open the Earth’s watery depths to countries and companies that as...
Climate-heating El Niño has arrived and threatens lives, declares UN
The arrival of a climate-heating El Niño event has been declared by the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), with officials warning that preparation for...
Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub appoints advisers to Fiji and Tuvalu
As Pacific Island Countries are at the frontline of the impacts of climate change, they need adequate and accessible climate finance, which is necessary...
How a small island nation is taking climate change to the world’s highest court?
By Naveena Sadasivam
More than 30 years ago, the tiny island nation of Vanuatu off the coast of Australia proposed a radical idea: Wealthy, high-emitting...
Ex-Pacific leaders want UN action on cleaning up shipping industry
A group of former Pacific leaders want the UN agency mandated to regulate international shipping "to take meaningful strides" to end the industry's reliance...
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Do U.S tariffs signal an end to business as usual for Pacific
By Dr Satyendra Prasad
I normally avoid writing about domestic issues of countries other than my own. Such writing requires insights and depth that I...
Final Court of Inquiry into HMNZS Manawanui grounding and sinking in Samoa released
Twelve further factors, in addition to the direct causes, have been identified as contributing to the grounding and sinking of HMNZS Manawanui in Samoa,...
Loss and damage fund proposes helping governments first, local communities later
The body running the new UN Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) caused by climate change has recommended that it should focus...