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...
Commonwealth leaders set to meet for the first time in four years
Leaders from 54 countries will gather in Kigali, Rwanda, this week for the 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), the sixth time the...
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