IRENA DG urges lawmakers to accelerate renewable energy transition
The Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Francesco La Camera has stressed to lawmakers the urgent need for collective action to...
Ministers and energy leaders to advance energy transition and ensure UAE Consensus moves towards implementation
The International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) 14th Assembly kicked off Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, from 16-18 April 2024.
The meetings, presided over by Rwanda, gather...
Optimising the role of public finance will advance universal energy access
The world has only seven years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
Together with other custodian agencies of the goal seven – to...
With One Voice, Small Island Developing States build bridges for a Sustainable Energy Future
Expert Insight by: Arieta Gonelevu Rakai, Regional Programme Officer, Islands, IRENA
Considering the deepening global climate crisis, the urgent call for action to accelerate...
The 2024 IRENA Youth Forum ensures Young People are equipped to lead a Sustainable Energy future
The 2024 edition of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Youth Forum, themed ‘Youth at the Core of a Just Energy Transition: Skills, Empowerment...
Is there a hidden cost of China’s Pacific play?
By Teuku Riefky, Mohamad Dian Revindo, Universitas Indonesia
Solomon Islands host crucial elections keenly watched from Beijing to Washington, but only China is putting its...
Your quick guide to the Solomon Islands elections
By Priestley Habru, University of Adelaide and 360info Staff
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare could retain power on April 17, but who stands in his way...
Voters must re-register to participate in the 2026 general elections
With Parliaments’ approval, all eligible voters under law including Samoa’s diaspora must register or re-register to vote in the next general elections.
And the Office...
Washington nixes Guam and American Samoa’s bid for PIF membership
The federal government has poured cold water on Guam and American Samoa’s hopes of gaining membership of the Pacific Islands Forum, stating that U.S...
Samoa, Vanuatu lead Forum Observer team to 2024 Solomon Islands Joint Election
At the invitation of the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission, the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) has deployed an election observer mission to the Solomon Islands...
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Pacific shipping lifeline faces crisis as experts push wind-powered transition
For many Pacific Island communities, a delayed ship does not just mean inconvenience. It can mean empty store shelves, fuel shortages and isolation.
“Shipping is...
Timor-Leste is vulnerable to ‘infiltration by foreign organised crime’, President José Ramos-Horta says
Timor-Leste is vulnerable to “infiltration by foreign organised crime”, the country’s president, José Ramos-Horta, has warned.
His comments come as Australian federal police (AFP) confirmed...
Fiji Climate Change Minister set key priorities to accelerate Pacific climate action
“1.5 is not negotiable and is a red line grounded in science and in our lived reality.”
This was the strong reminder from Fiji's Minister...