$20 million to fund projects in Solomon Islands and Pacific region
Just over $20 million (US$12.37 million) will go towards projects in the Solomon Islands that will help tackle climate change, support local youth and...
Developing countries call for new government funds for World Bank
A broad group of low and middle-income countries has called for governments to give more money to the World Bank, in an effort to...
Making Climate Finance work for real people: Lessons for the World Bank from Fiji...
By Michael Sheldrick
As Finance Ministers and Government Leaders gathered for the World Bank's spring meetings last week in DC, the atmosphere was thick...
El Niño watch continues as Pacific Met Services convene 187th Ocean and Climate Online...
The current state of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) was one of the items on the agenda for discussion during the 187th session of...
NZ boosts support for climate action in Solomon Islands
The New Zealand government has committed N$Z15 million (US$9.28 million) to support Solomon Islands provincial governments to strengthen climate resilience at the grassroots level.
Deputy...
Palau urges the rest of the world to resist deep-sea mining activities
Palau’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations advocated for the moratorium on deep sea mining saying there is “insufficient scientific information’ to ensure protect...
Analysis: Race to the bottom for deep-sea minerals centres on tiny Nauru
The Pacific island nation of Nauru and its roughly 11,000 residents are at the centre of the increasingly contentious debate over whether the world's...
Considering the possible impacts of deep sea mining in the Cook Islands
In the recent Parliament opening, King’s Representative Sir Tom Masters spoke of the Cook Islands’ desire to develop a sustainable and environmentally responsible seabed...
No deep sea mining or nuclear waste in our Pacific Ocean! Pacific Civil Society...
Pacific Island civil society call for the protection of the Pacific Ocean from deep sea mining and nuclear waste at the Civil 7 Summit...
Fiji takes stand against nuclear waste disposal
By Shayal Devi
A deep care and affection for the ocean is deeply ingrained in all Pacific Island dwellers and they have made combined...
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UNICEF Pacific Ambassador calls for action against deep-sea mining
Former Miss Samoa, Miss Pacific Islands and UNICEF Pacific Ambassador Moemoana Schwenke has called on Pacific Islanders to oppose deep-sea mining, warning that it...
‘Sign up to NZ’: Winston Peters defends citizens-only voting proposal amid Pacific concerns
Who should have the right to vote in New Zealand is shaping up as a key election issue.
New Zealand First (NZ First) is defending...
Pacific Islanders seek participation in precision medicine studies
Indigenous health experts in the Pacific Island region are seeking active participation in medical research, particularly in the field of precision medicine, an emerging...