‘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...
Palau takes charge as Forum Leaders begin talks
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific Islands Forum Chair and Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr has told regional leaders that the challenge facing...
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Forum SG Waqa urges Pacific climate champions to turn Pre-COP momentum into COP31 outcomes
Pacific political climate champions must turn the region’s priorities into concrete outcomes at COP31, Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa says.
Speaking at the...
COP30 President backs climate finance push and implementation drive ahead of COP31
COP30 President Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago says stronger cooperation between governments, finance ministers and development banks will be critical to turning global climate...
Bowen defends Australia’s climate role amid coal export concerns
Australian Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen says Australia’s shift towards renewable energy is central to its efforts to work with Pacific countries...