World Environment Court proposed at meeting of Commonwealth civil society experts ahead of COP27
Climate negotiators, small island decision makers and Rwanda's Justice Minister came together Tuesday at the Commonwealth People's Forum to discuss how the coalition of...
EU blocks bespoke fund for climate victims as rich nations moot alternatives
By Joe Lo and Chloé Farand
The EU has blocked developing countries’ call for a facility to distribute money to victims of climate disasters,...
Fiji supports prohibition of Nuclear Weapons treaty
Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has stated that Fiji will work with all states, large and small, to ensure a nuclear-free world and to...
Island nations urge Commonwealth leaders to bolster ocean climate action
Small island nations are calling for strengthened global support for ocean and climate change action, just days before Commonwealth leaders convene in Kigali, Rwanda,...
Ibrahim Thiaw appointed interim UN Climate Change head
Mauritanian diplomat and head of the UN body to combat desertification Ibrahim Thiaw has been appointed interim executive secretary of UN Climate Change.
Thiaw will...
If we are to have a future, climate justice needs a legal footing
The ICJ should issue a legal opinion on the rights of present and future generations to inhabit a world that is not ravaged by...
Ocean literacy and unlocking a revolution in ocean science solutions
The ocean holds the keys to an equitable and sustainable development path for all. This is the premise behind the UN Ocean Decade and...
Australia should rejoin UN climate fund to prove commitment to Pacific neighbours, thinktank argues
Australia must move on from a “crisis mentality” as it seeks to reset its relationship with Pacific island countries, including by rejoining a key...
Hundreds of workers flown home to Pacific despite NZ fishing firms’ pleas
Tongan, Samoan and ni-Vanuatu horticulture workers have been redeployed or flown home, to the disappointment of the country's biggest fishing companies who had asked...
Pacific labour mobility and the existential threat of climate change
Australia needs to walk the walk on emissions, migration targets and resettlements to make itself a good neighbour.
By Peter Hooton
The consolidation of Australia’s...
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Vanuatu becomes 112th State party to Cluster Munitions Convention
The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) Presidency has welcomed Vanuatu as the 112th State Party to the Convention, effective 1 March 2026.
In a statement,...
The sea is higher than we thought and millions more are at risk, study...
Climate change's rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought because of mistaken research assumptions on...
Palau steps up preparations for 55th Pacific Leaders Meeting
The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Deputy Secretary General Esala Nayasi met Wednesday with Palau Minister of State Gustav Aitaro and members of Palau’s National...