Japan’s nuclear radioactive waste disposal plans are a fundamental breach of Pacific Peoples right...
Japan's nuclear radioactive waste disposal plans are a fundamental breach of Pacific Peoples right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment: Pacific Groups
Civil society...
Australia and the Pacific: now for the hard part
By James Batley
Australia’s new government has made a strong start in the Pacific islands since its election in May. Early visits by Prime...
Climate risk assessment of Kiribati finds significant ecological and financial risk
New assessment says Kiribati vulnerable to coastal flooding and erosion and identifies investments and recommendations to protect coastal communities.
The Kiribati Ministry of Environment, Lands...
It’s time for Pacific security collaboration to tackle the region’s growing drug crisis
By Kuliniasi Ligaitamana Tukutukuwaqa
It’s time for Pacific law enforcement agencies to work together, rather than trying to combat the region’s growing drug crisis in...
Solomon Islands validates new climate finance and public spending roadmap
Representatives from the government, private sector, civil society, and development agencies have validated a new draft climate finance and public spending roadmap for the...
Who’s responsible when you’re blown up by a World War Two bomb today?
By Stefan Armbruster
Imagine living in a city that is still littered with bombs from about 80 years ago – and then one exploding....
How ADB is Spearheading Climate Change Adaptation in the Pacific
By Warren Evans, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Climate Envoy
In April 2020, Tropical Cyclone Harold hit the Pacific, unleashing torrential rains and floods which...
Commonwealth statement on the attempted deportation and arbitrary detention of High Court Judge David...
The Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association (CMJA),Commonwealth Lawyers Association(CLA) and Commonwealth Legal Education Association(CLEA) are deeply concerned about the attempted deportation from Kiribati and...
Understanding tools for Protected Area Management Effectiveness in the Pacific
The goal to effectively manage protected and conserved areas in the Pacific has taken an important step forward with the soft launch of the...
Fiji and SPREP commit to integrated approaches to tackling climate change, biodiversity loss and...
Fiji’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) has signed two Letters of Agreement (LoA) with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) to implement...
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Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion against PM Napat Friday
Vanuatu leader of the Opposition and President of the Union of Moderate Parties (UMP), Ishmael Kalsakau, welcomed Wednesday's decision of the Court of Appeal...
Australian diplomacy must be principled, agile and proactive: DFAT Secretary Adams
Australia’s top diplomat says Australian diplomacy is being reshaped to meet a more dangerous and complex world, with a sharper focus on the Indo-Pacific,...
Global health is out of balance: WHO’s Dr Piukala
WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala has warned that global health systems are fundamentally out of balance, despite major...