CNMI leader urges caution as U.S advances Pacific seabed mining plan
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Governor David Apatang says protecting Pacific waters and island communities must come first as the United...
Women MPs booklet to be distributed to schools across Fiji
Fiji’s Deputy Speaker of Parliament Lenora Qereqeretabua, alongside women Members of Parliament, has handed over copies of a booklet documenting the history and contributions...
Tonga drought declarations expand as El Niño brings very dry outlook
The Tonga Meteorological Service has expanded meteorological drought declarations across Tonga as a strong to very strong El Niño is forecast to bring prolonged...
On another scale’: PNG province unprepared for El Niño impacts, governor warns
The governor of Papua New Guinea's Western Highlands Province says his province is unprepared to deal with the severe impacts of the El Niño...
Winston Peters points to Cook Islands as Pacific aviation model amid airline crisis
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Vaovasamanaia Winston Peters says the Cook Islands' airline experience shows what can be achieved in the Pacific despite the...
Who controls the Pacific’s communications?
By Sue Ahearn
The Pacific has a communications problem that extends well beyond social media.
The region covers almost one-third of the Earth’s surface, with small...
Pacific COP process begins in Fiji with call to put communities at centre of climate action
The Pacific’s COP31 process has begun in Fiji, with communities, Indigenous Peoples, youth, farmers, chiefs and climate advocates gathering in Nadi to put Pacific...
‘We are leaders, not victims’: Pacific youth demand climate voice
Pacific youth are demanding a stronger role in shaping climate policies and decisions affecting the region.
They say their voices, traditional knowledge and lived experiences...
‘Disability voices must shape climate policy, not just be represented’
People with disabilities must have meaningful opportunities to participate in climate discussions and influence decisions to ensure policies reflect the challenges faced by communities...
PM Marape calls for new era of PNG-Solomon Islands economic partnership
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has called for a new era of economic partnership between PNG and Solomon Islands.
Marape said the two...
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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...