AOSIS Ministers express serious concerns over COP28 Global Stocktake draft text
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE
The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Chairs Minister, Cedric Schuster of Samoa, Monday voiced deep...
COP28 draft agreement calls for fossil fuel cuts but avoids ‘phase-out’
Oil-exporting countries will be called upon to reduce their production drastically in the coming decades, if a draft agreement published at the Cop28 UN...
Pacific Oceans Commissioner stresses urgency in embedding Oceans in COP agenda
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE
At COP28, Pacific Ocean Commissioner Dr Filimon Manoni Monday emphasised the need for increased attention to...
Calls for urgent Climate finance reforms, Niue’s Ocean commitment triggers hope for sustainable solutions
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE
The Director of the Climate Change and Sustainability Programme at SPC, Coral Pasisi Monday, discussed the...
Pacific Islands Forum considers UAE as key partner in resilience building
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE
Pacific Islands Forum Programme Adviser for Resilient Development Finance, Karlos Moresi discussed the potential collaboration between...
Differing Views on Increasing Observer Presence on Longline Fishing Boats Discussed at Western and...
By Elenoa Dimaira
There have been contrasting opinions regarding the need to enhance the presence of observers on longline fishing boats at the 20th meeting...
Fossil fuel phase-out, finance and red lines dominate closing COP28 negotiations
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE
As the conclusion of COP28 in Dubai draws near, Wayne King, the chief climate negotiator for the...
Pacific Tuna face alarming consequences without 1.5-degree climate action: FFA DG
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE
The Director General of the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Dr Tupou-Roosen, has highlighted the critical role of...
Hopes high for ambitious, on-time agreement: PSIDS Climate Negotiator Matsutaro
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai
Palau’s climate change negotiator and Chair of the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) Xavier Matsutaro, Sunday offered...
1.5 degrees holds the key to resolving the Climate crisis says Forum SG Puna
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai
Forum Secretary General, Henry Puna Saturday emphasised the importance of the 1.5-degree goal in the Paris Agreement, describing...
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