Southwest Pacific faces increased tropical cyclone risk
The Southwest Pacific could experience seven to 11 named tropical cyclones during the 2026/27 season, with at least four expected to reach Category 3...
Tuvalu urges Pacific law officers to address climate change threats to statehood
Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo has called on Pacific law officers to strengthen regional legal frameworks to protect countries’ statehood, sovereignty and maritime boundaries...
Palau says flood of drugs brought by Chinese risks destabilisation
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr claims the Pacific island nation of just 18,000 people is under assault from an influx of illegal drugs that...
‘Long memory’: Pacific faces decades of global warming
The Pacific Ocean could feel the effects of global warming for centuries after the world reaches net-zero emissions, a study has found, due to...
Fiji Acting A-G Turaga resigns from Cabinet, remains MP
Fiji's Acting Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Siromi Turaga has resigned from Cabinet.
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka confirmed the resignation this afternoon following today’s Cabinet...
China rejects U.S cyberattack allegations as Fiji warned of network breach
China has rejected U.S allegations linking it to cyberattacks, accusing Washington of politicising cybersecurity and making accusations without evidence, as the United States warns...
Fiji must strengthen cyber security amid China-U.S rivalry: Foreign Minister Ditoka
Fiji is not worried about China-U.S rivalry but must strengthen its capabilities and be clear about where it stands.
Foreign Affairs Minister Sakiasi Ditoka made...
Pacific meeting advances regional kava standards
Pacific officials are working to develop harmonised kava standards to strengthen product quality, safety and authenticity and improve access to regional and international markets.
The...
Green Climate Fund approves project preparation support for “Fiji Climate-Smart Agriculture Guarantee”
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved Project Preparation Facility (PPF) support for the Fiji Development Bank (FDB) to develop the Fiji Climate-Smart Agriculture...
Pacific Leads global push on Ocean Acidification – the “Invisible Twin” of Ocean Warming
As the world's ocean acidification community gathers in Wellington, Pacific governments, scientists and finance institutions lay out how the region is turning science into...
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ADB warns Pacific, Asia coastal flood damage could top US$172 billion by 2050
Coastal flood damage across Asia and the Pacific could rise to between US$172 billion and US$199 billion annually by 2050 without stronger adaptation measures,...
‘Serious questions to answer’: Labour slams Luxon over Israel’s Pacific Islands Forum move
-New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has "serious questions to answer" over Israel becoming a partner of the region's main political decision-making institution, Labour's...
Earthjustice seeks to halt auction of 31M acres of seabed around American Samoa
A legal environmental group has sued the U.S government in a bid to stop the Trump administration from pushing through with the 19 November...