ADB pushes Pacific-led finance as climate and debt pressures grow
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
The Asian Development Bank says it is working to expand access to affordable climate and development finance for...
‘Pacific is at the centre’: ADB President pledges new push for regional investment
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda has pledged a new push to connect the Pacific through digital...
The Ocean is at risk’: Pacific Leaders demand urgent action to keep 1.5 alive
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific leaders have warned that the region's ocean, livelihoods and low-lying communities face escalating risks if global warming...
Vanuatu Climate Change Minister calls for end to fossil fuel expansion: ‘Australia is not doing enough’
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Vanuatu Climate Change Minister Ralph Regenvanu has accused Australia of not doing enough to tackle the climate crisis,...
Tuvalu set to host global leaders ahead of COP31
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Tuvalu is preparing to host Pacific and international leaders for a pre-COP event in October, with Climate Change...
Pacific Tuna and food security at risk as 1.5°C overshoot looms
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
A global temperature overshoot beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius could trigger an economic and food security crisis across the...
Green Climate Fund cuts climate funding approval time to nine months: Duarte
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific Island countries could gain faster access to Green Climate Fund (GCF) financing under reforms that have cut...
Moetai Brotherson and the Ocean of Peace
By Nic Maclellan in Koror, Palau
For the people of Mā‘ohi Nui (French Polynesia), the ocean is a source of life, with an Exclusive Economic...
Vanuatu takes Matthew and Hunter dispute to ICJ
By Nic Maclellan in Koror, Palau
Vanuatu has lodged an application to the world’s highest court, the International Court of Justice, seeking recognition of its...
Civil society wants consultation on JHoPS and Forum security networks
By Nic Maclellan in Koror, Palau
As Pacific Islands Forum leaders prepare for their annual retreat at the 55th Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, civil...
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Kiribati pushes to ‘re-engineer’ climate finance ahead of COP31
Kiribati's cabinet has approved work on an ambitious proposal to fundamentally rethink how climate finance reaches small island developing states, with the country preparing...
JAWS demands answers over reported seizure of Samoa journalist’s camera
The Journalists Association of Samoa (JAWS) is demanding answers over the reported removal of a Samoa Observer journalist’s camera and deletion of photographs taken...
U.S, Taiwan bring Pacific Disaster experts together in Auckland
The United States and Taiwan have brought Pacific disaster management experts together in Auckland to strengthen regional preparedness, coordination and response to natural disasters.
The...