Heatwaves to impact almost every child on earth by 2050: UNICEF report
Heatwaves have become an unavoidable health hazard for many nations, but new data indicates that they are set to affect virtually every child on...
Pacific nations double down on their green demands
-As is customary in the run up to any gathering of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) predicable...
INTERVIEW: Connection between human rights and climate change ‘must not be denied’
Ian Fry, Australian National University Professor and Tuvalu’s former ambassador for Climate Change for over 21 years, was appointed in May by the UN...
Pacific road to COP27: New climate declaration demands urgent progress on Loss and Damage...
Pacific civil society representatives signed the Kioa Climate Emergency Declaration on 19 October, uplifting demands for swift decarbonisation, recognition of loss and damage, community-informed...
Pacific Youth Summit 2022: Stepping up for Corruption-Resilient 2050 Blue Pacific
Advancement of governance agenda in the Pacific finds a new and powerful youth voice.
Over 1,000 Pacific youth leaders, students and young professionals convened at...
Small island states to propose ‘response fund’ for climate victims at COP27
Small island states will present a proposal for a “response fund” to help climate victims recover from snowballing impacts at next month’s COP27 climate...
Prolonged drought leaves many without food and water in PNG
The prolonged dry weather is affecting food and water sources for thousands of people throughout the country and there is a fear that many...
The Pacific’s future: ‘It’s either rats or reefs’
By Sefanaia Nawadra, Director General, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Do you remember the remote South Pacific island where Tom Hanks’...
Pacific climate stories need to be ‘heard and told’, says USP award winner
By Akansha Narayan in Suva
Award-winning University of the South Pacific student journalist Sera Tikotikoivatu-Sefeti says Pacific voices on the climate fight need to...
U.S Partnership declaration rings hollow, says Pacific Elders Voice
With China’s threats being the bedrock of its revitalised interest in the Blue Pacific region, Washington has overlooked climate change as the most troubling...
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“Those blocking climate science are not our friends”: Pacific issues strong warning at Bonn...
Pacific Island nations have delivered a sharp rebuke to countries seeking to weaken climate ambition at the UN climate negotiations in Bonn, warning that...
“When you deny us the science, you deny our future”: Pacific advocate at Bonn...
Pacific civil society organisations have warned that attempts to weaken the role of science in international climate negotiations risk undermining climate justice and the...
Tonga police see crime growing more regional and digital
Tonga’s criminal threat landscape has changed fast, and Acting Chief Superintendent Selosia Fatukala-Satini says the shift is forcing police to rethink how they work.
Speaking...