State of Pacific Ocean Convening opens in Suva: “Let an old story die so a truer story can live”
The State of the Pacific Ocean Convening began Monday in Suva with a call for Pacific people to fundamentally renew their relationship with the...
‘If there is a shadow of doubt, you are out’: PM Wale issues hardline corruption warning
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has warned that any public official suspected of corruption or misuse of funds will be removed from office.
The...
Mangrove restoration at heart of Fiji’s Climate adaptation effort
Fiji’s coastal communities are set to benefit from a new climate adaptation approach that combines seawalls with mangrove restoration, as rising sea levels continue...
Deep-sea mining (DSM1) and deep-seated mischief (DSM2)
By Dr Robert Underwood
In the past few years, Pacific Island leaders and thinkers have organised future planning around the concept of the Blue Pacific...
Palau challenges Russia over fake news operation, raises security concerns ahead of Pacific Islands Forum
The Government of Palau has formally protested to the Russian Federation over what it describes as a coordinated disinformation campaign targeting Pacific leaders, including...
Tuvalu calls for “transformational change” at GEF Assembly
Tuvalu's Minister for Environment, Maina Vakafua Talia, has urged governments and partners at the 8th Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to move...
Samoa presses for easier climate funding as 2030 deadline nears
Samoa wants the Global Environment Facility Assembly (GEF) to simplify and expand climate and environmental financing for small island states, saying current access procedures...
PALM workers unable to re-engage, encouraged to return home
The Australian Department of Employment and Workplace Relations says it is aware of reports involving a disengaged Fijian worker in the Pacific Australia Labour...
Q&A: ADB’s Role in Mitigating Energy Impacts of the Middle East Conflict
The Middle East conflict is having a corrosive impact on Asia and the Pacific’s developing economies, particularly in the energy sector. Fuel costs are...
This may be our last chance’: rising sea levels threaten Kiribati’s World Cup dream
“This is not just about football, it’s about building something from scratch,” Eriati Reebo, the Kiribati football president, explains. “A legacy, a story, that...
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El Niño forms in Pacific as experts say it will likely turbocharge extreme weather
El Niño, the climate phenomenon that supercharges weather around the world, has officially arrived and could intensify to historic levels in the fall, U.S...
Trump reopens Pacific marine monument waters to commercial fishing
U.S President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation reopening nearly half a million square miles of protected waters in the Pacific to commercial fishing,...
UNFPA reports major health and Population gains despite funding cuts
By Pita Ligaiula
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says it delivered major gains in maternal health, reproductive health services and population data collection during...