ADB, GCF, and partners launch $1 billion Programme to orotect Pacific communities
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the governments of the Cook Islands and Palau, and partners today launched a major...
Pacific financial intelligence leaders sharpen focus on drug money
Pacific financial intelligence leaders have agreed to prioritise cracking down on the criminal networks moving money from the illicit drug trade.
They will also focus...
Pacific pushes for faster climate action as COP31 opens
Australia’s Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has called on countries to accelerate climate action, improve access to climate finance and strengthen adaptation...
Pacific eyes economic gains from maritime decarbonisation
Maritime decarbonisation presents Pacific Island countries with an opportunity to strengthen regional connectivity, reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels and build more resilient economies,...
Keep 1.5 the north star, Pacific officials reminded as COP31 negotiations get underway
As climate change negotiations get underway in the halls of the Antalya Expo Centre in Türkiye, Pacific officials and negotiators fighting for the survival...
Solomon Islands PM demand fairer climate financing for Small Island States
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Cooper Wale has called for dedicated climate financing to help small island states transition to clean energy.
The Prime Minister...
Fiji launches six initiatives to help farmers cope with El Niño drought
The Fiji Government has launched six targeted initiatives to help farmers cope with prolonged dry conditions caused by El Niño, with assistance covering emergency...
U.S companies apply to explore deep-sea mining in area bordering Pacific island states
By Elizabeth Claire Alberts
Two U.S. companies have applied to the U.S government for seabed mining exploration licenses in two large patches of international waters...
Royalty at Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion, Queen Mary listens to Pacific leadership at COP31
Pacific countries welcomed and embraced royalty on the margins of COP31 on Tuesday when the Moana Pacific Blue Pavilion welcomed Her Majesty Queen Mary...
Ikanivere calls for balance in Fiji’s attack
Flying Fijians captain Tevita Ikanivere says Fiji is looking to strike the right balance between its trademark attacking flair and a more structured approach...
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COP31 President of Negotiations Bowen warns only 0.2 percent of climate adaptation finance reaches...
Pacific Island countries are receiving just 0.2 percent of global climate finance for adaptation, a figure COP31 President of Negotiations Chris Bowen says must...
Pacific Ocean monitoring at risk as climate observation gaps threaten El Niño tracking
Gaps in ocean monitoring across the western Pacific are threatening the region’s ability to track and predict climate events such as El Niño, prompting...
GCF urges world to follow Solomon Islands’ lead on climate finance
Green Climate Fund (GCF) Executive Director Mafalda Duarte has challenged countries to follow Solomon Islands' lead in supporting global climate finance, describing its US$400,000...