The Role of Pacific Youth at COP29: Voices of Hope and Innovation
The importance of youth presence at COP spaces was underscored by SPREP Director General Sefanaia Nawadra during the virtual Pacific State of Play session.
“Youth...
Fiji’s Home Affairs Minister Tikoduadua offers to resign down pending Grace Road passport probe
Fiji’s Minister for Home Affairs and Immigration, Pio Tikoduadua has offered to temporarily step aside from his role.
This after the discovery of possible unauthorised...
PNG set to host Climate Change 42nd GCF Board Meeting in 2025
Papua New Guinea is set to host a high-level climate change meeting mid next year, being the second in the Pacific to host such...
COP29 Text offers two far-apart visions for finance goal
The COP29 Presidency Mukhtar Babayev early Thursday released a draft document intended to serve as the basis for a deal on a post-2025 goal...
COP29 finance target must still deliver on trillions of dollars in debt-free commitments for meaningful climate action
Several draft texts released early Thursday in Baku are capturing the attention of civil society observers at COP29 who have been holding out to...
Tuvalu: The disappearing island nation recreating itself in the metaverse
By Sophie Yeo
Facing erasure due to climate change, the Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu is digitally backing up everything from its houses to its...
Flying Fijians coach Byrne names strong side for Ireland clash
Fiji head coach Mick Byrne has named his matchday squad for Saturday’s Autumn Nations Series fixture against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium.
The Flying Fijians...
“1.5 to Stay Alive”: SPREP DG Nawadra urge action at COP29, Warn of existential threats
In a powerful call to action at COP29, Sefanaia Nawadra, Director General of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), stressed the...
U.S State Department’s Campbell hopes Trump works with Pacific allies
U.S deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said he hoped the incoming Trump administration would work with allies Australia and New Zealand in the...
Fiji to enter negotiations for Status of Forces Agreement with U.S
U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III will wrap up his Indo-Pacific trip in Fiji this week, marking the first-ever visit by a...
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Pacific financial system under threat as banking links shrink, Forum report warns
The Pacific’s access to global finance is under growing strain, with a new Pacific Islands Forum report warning that the steady loss of correspondent...
Forum SG Waqa pushes truth and accountability on nuclear legacy
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa says remembrance of nuclear testing in the Pacific must drive action, as the region continues to deal...
Hidden archaeological landscapes discovered in Fiji through Moana data service’s LiDAR technology
By Moana Data Services/Kahuto Pacific
New high-resolution airborne LiDAR data from the Moana Data Service has revealed a previously hidden landscape of earthworks across parts...