Fiji’s Climate Change lead negotiator calls for urgent action as COP28 navigates stormy seas
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE
Fiji's Ambassador to Indonesia and lead negotiator on climate change, Amena Yauvoli, has provided a frank assessment...
Pacific SIDS spearhead progress on Loss and Damage Fund at COP28
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai
The SPC Deputy Director for the Disaster and Community Resilience Programme Exsley Taloiburi has provided an update...
Pacific SIDS face uphill battle as negotiator warns of unresolved issues and financial challenges
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai
Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) brace for an uphill battle as a key negotiator issues a...
Oceans must take centre stage in Climate Change agenda at COP: Former Fiji Ambassador...
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai
Fiji’s former Ambassador to the UN, Satyendra Prasad, has stressed the critical role of oceans in the...
Australia commits AUD$150m to climate finance for vulnerable Pacific countries
The Australian government has pledged AUD$150m (US$99.04 million) climate finance for Pacific countries but has not contributed to a newly created global loss and...
Tuvalu Optimistic for Longline Fisheries Solutions at WCPFC 20th Session
By Elenoa Dimaira
Tuvalu, a nation heavily reliant on tuna fishing for revenue, is hopeful that the 20th session of the Western and Central Pacific...
Urgent Calls for Proactive Measures at WCPFC to Safeguard Future of Pacific Fisheries
By Elenoa Dimaira
The 20th session of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission currently meeting in Rarotonga, Cook Islands must put in measures...
Civil Society Organisations Optimistic for Effective Measures Against Illegal Fishing at WCPFC 20th Session
By Elenoa Dimaira
Civil society organisations remain hopeful and optimistic that the outcomes of the 20th session of the Western and Central Pacific Fishing Commission...
Delegates hopeful of a new Tropical Tuna Measure
By Elenoa Dimaira
There are high expectations of a new Tropical Tuna Measure when the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission meeting concludes on Friday...
Australia’s Climate Ambassador addresses urgent Ocean warnings and COP31 bid challenges
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE
Australia's Ambassador for Climate Change, Kristin Tilley, has highlighted the urgency of focusing on ocean-related climate...
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Neville Choi takes PINA presidency as Moala steps down
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Papua New Guinea Media Council President Neville Choi has been elected President of the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA),...
PNG secures bid to host 2028 Pacific Media Summit
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Papua New Guinea has secured the bid to host the Pacific Media Summit in 2028, with the decision taken...
‘Rising seas are sinking futures’
World leaders approved the UN Declaration on Sea Level Rise by consensus on Thursday as the UN chief warned that encroaching waters are already...