Climate change, population increase fuel looming water crisis: WMO
Improved water management, monitoring and forecasting are needed in the face of a looming global water crisis, the UN World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and...
Pacific High-Level Champions announced
As the countdown continues, the Pacific voice will be amplified on the global stage at COP26 in Glasgow with the announcement of five High-Level...
Legal implications of sea level rise for Small Island States explored in New World...
A new World Bank study examining the potential legal implications of sea-level rise on the maritime and legal rights of Pacific Island nations provides...
Fiji records 49 new cases of COVID-19, four deaths reported
Fiji has recorded 49 new cases of COVID-19 and four deaths Tuesday, increasing the total number of cases in the island nation to 51,203...
Climate talks chief urges Morrison to act
The minister in charge of next month’s crunch Glasgow climate summit has challenged Australia to nearly double its 2030 emissions reduction target and urged...
How the Pacific might get caught up in the latest US-China-Taiwan stoush
An Australian security expert says the Pacific would be at "at real risk" if military conflict did break out over Taiwan, as China steps...
Historical climate emissions reveal responsibility of big polluting nations
Analysis of the total carbon dioxide emissions of countries since 1850 has revealed the nations with the greatest historical responsibility for the climate emergency....
Bitcoin dream brewing in Tonga
A Tongan member of parliament hopes the country can copy El Salvador in adopting bitcoin as legal tender and pave the way for other...
Cost of hosting events at UN climate summit surges on shortages
An array of organisations aiming to host events at November’s UN climate conference in Glasgow have raised concerns about delays and the unusually high...
COVID-19 transmission in PNG widespread: Data
Twelve provinces in Papua New Guinea are showing widespread community transmission of the Coronavirus (Covid-19), according to reports and data from health authorities.
They are...
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Pacific Leaders’ 2050 Plan gains ground but gaps remain, Forum report shows
Pacific Islands Forum members are making progress on a long-term regional plan, but challenges remain in turning commitments into results, according to a new...
Lopsided deal: Legal analysis raises concerns over Tonga’s deep-sea mining agreement
When Pacific leaders gather to discuss the future of deep-sea mining, the conversation often centres on economic opportunity. For Tonga, that promise has come...
China-U.S competition for rare earths sparks plan to mine Pacific seabed near Guam
A U.S plan to potentially mine an area of Pacific seabed roughly the size of Nevada near two U.S territories is the latest example...