Japan begins releasing Fukushima wastewater into Pacific ocean
Japan has begun discharging more than 1m tonnes of tainted water into the Pacific Ocean from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, a...
Australia receives Pacific support for its COP31 hosting bid
Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen has confirmed that he is getting good support from Pacific Climate Ministers as Australia bids...
Japan’s discharge plan sparks criticism from Fiji’s former top diplomat
Fiji’s former Minister for Foreign Affairs has criticised Japan’s plan to release more than one million tonnes of treated nuclear wastewater from its Fukushima...
The Pacific is not a nuclear waste dumping ground!: Pacific Elders Voice
Japan and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)’s reckless decision to discharge over 1.3 million tonnes of nuclear-contaminated wastewater into our Blue Pacific is a...
Pacific leaders tackle Bowen over fossil fuels during Fiji visit
Pacific Island nations should delay supporting Australia’s bid to host a United Nations climate conference until it commits to ending support for fossil fuels,...
Alternatives to dumping Fukushima wastewater into the Pacific
Robert Richmond, University of Hawaii
Japan plans to dump treated, radioactively contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific but it could...
Weaving new strands to strengthen the Pacific’s school leadership standards
Representatives from 15 Pacific Island countries revisited and restructured the Regional School Leadership Standards at the regional summit convened by the Pacific Community’s (SPC)...
Forum SG shares 2050 hopes, 1.5 climate ambition message at Tonga meeting
The Pacific region's chief advocate of regionalism has told a Pacific Parliamentarians meeting in Tonga of 2050 vision for the Forum, and called for...
Forum Chair calls on the region to be wary of nuclear wastewater discharge
Cook Islands Prime Minister and Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Mark Brown has cautioned the region to be wary and ensure the “highest...
Pacific is scarred by past betrayals: Former Fiji AG
Former Fiji Attorney-General and Minister for Climate Change Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says our region is scarred by past betrayals, where we were misled and lied...
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Vanuatu seeks faster access to climate funds as needs outpace delivery
Climate funding commitments grow but remain difficult to unlock at the pace Pacific island communities need, according to regional officials and development partners.
Despite more...
Bougainville MP challenges PNG lawmakers to ‘have some guts’ on independence vote
A prominent Bougainvillean MP believes Papua New Guinea's parliament will back the autonomous region's drive for independence.
Francesca Semoso, one of four Bougainvillean MPs in...
Amnesty International demands answers over Vakarisi death in military custody
Amnesty International has raised serious concerns over the death of Jone Vakarisi in military custody, saying official accounts have been inconsistent and calling for...