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By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE In a panel discussion at COP28 Saturday, Pacific Ministers emphasised their priorities and the urgency of addressing critical issues such as climate change adaptation, Loss and Damage and climate finance. The panel featured Chris Bowen, Australian Climate Change Minister; Mona Ainu’u, Niue Minister for Natural Resources; Simon Watts, New Zealand Minister for Climate...

By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE The climate envoy of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Tina Stege,Saturday expressed grave concerns about attempts by certain countries to weaken the emphasis on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) at the ongoing COP28 climate change negotiations in Dubai. Tina Stege, representing the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), emphasised the significance...

By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE As COP28 in Dubai moving towards its conclusion next week, negotiators are in a critical phase, scrambling to secure key agreements before the deadline. In an update on the state of play from the Pacific Islands Forum Programme Adviser for Resilient Development Finance, Karlos Lee Moresi, provided insights into the ongoing discussions, focusing...

Opinion piece by former Fiji's Ambassador to the UN, Satyendra Prasad at COP28 in Dubai COP 28 has entered its crucial business end - where the World leaders must agree to the pathway forward. Pacific's leaders cannot afford to be sidetracked by the many announcements and the festive nature of this COP. None of the announcements such as operationalisation of Loss...

By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE Fiji's Ambassador to Indonesia and lead negotiator on climate change, Amena Yauvoli, has emphasised the importance of the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) as a crucial modality for climate funding in the Pacific region. “I think the PRF will be the modality for the Pacific to go forward because it's been approved by the...

By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE UN Climate Change chief, Simon Stiell Friday stressed the urgency of finding solutions to address the climate crisis on a global scale. “COP28 must be about solutions to get all countries out of this climate mess. That is my central focus: solutions, acceleration, the highest ambition here at COP, and a springboard for the...

By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE The Director of Programmes and Initiatives at the Pacific Islands Forum, Zarak Khan Friday expressed his exciting response to Australia's announcement of a major AUD$100 million pledge to the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF). "It's an emotional moment for all of us. We've been involved almost seven years with the support of leaders and...

By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE Fiji's Ambassador to Indonesia and lead climate change negotiator, Amena Yauvoli, Friday laid out the priorities for Fiji as the COP28 negotiations enter their final stages. In a media interview, Ambassador Yauvoli stressed the broad nature of Fiji's concerns, with everything deemed a priority from their perspective. “See from the Fijian perspective, everything is...

She has created history for her nation as the first and only woman of 195 district representatives across the Fiji Islands – now Lavenia Naivalu is making waves across the spaces she is in at her first global climate meeting. Naivalu is Fiji’s first female mata-ni-tikina of Nacula district in the Yasawa Island group. She is part of a traditional...

By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE Fiji's Ambassador to Indonesia and lead negotiator on climate change, Amena Yauvoli, has provided a frank assessment of the current state of play at the COP28 negotiations in Dubai, emphasising the importance of effective communication on critical issues. Ambassador Yauvoli acknowledged the completion of the first week of COP28. He highlighted both progress and...