You’re not alone: Church helps bear climate change burden

ON a remote, windswept coastline at Togoru on Fiji’s southern coast, Barney Dunn surveys the land his family has occupied for five

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Where does climate change finance go?

IN 2020, the New Zealand government pledged NZ$150 million for Pacific-focused climate change

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Vanuatu’s landmark Climate Change case advances with 100 oral statements now scheduled at ICJ hearings

A record-breaking 100 oral statements are scheduled to be presented, with Vanuatu’s arguments scheduled for 12

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Forum debates French colonialism, China and climate change

As Presidents, Prime Ministers and Premiers assembled in the Kingdom of Tonga for the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM), the region’s Blue Pacific agenda was overshadowed by geopolitical jousting and

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China promises to help Fiji tackle climate change as Beijing seeks greater Pacific role

China has pledged to support Fiji’s development in a world beset with “turmoil” and help tackle the impact of climate change during Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka’s visit to Beijing, reports the South China

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2024 UN Climate Change Conference (COP29)

The 29th Conference of the Parties will be held from the 11–22 November, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. COP29, like its predecessors, will focus on advancing the goals of the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement, including

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Capsizing of Tuvalu boat carrying vaccines highlights climate change challenges, UNICEF says

The capsizing of a boat carrying childhood vaccines and health workers in Tuvalu underscored the challenges of healthcare in remote Pacific Islands as they battle extreme weather caused by climate change, the UN

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4th Pacific Ocean, Pacific Climate Change Conference

‘Our Ocean, Our Home: Climate Resilience for a Blue Pacific.’  This is the theme under which the fourth iteration of the Pacific Ocean, Pacific Climate Change Conference (POPCCC) will be convened from 21 – 23 May

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ICJ grants Parties to the Nauru Agreement participation in Climate Change advisory proceedings

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has granted authorisation to the Parties to the Nauru Agreement Office (PNAO) to participate in advisory proceedings concerning the Obligations of States in respect of Climate

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Winston Peters and Shane Reti make Cook Islands climate change announcement

Tackling the impacts of climate change is a key focus for New Zealand, with a total of $16.5 million (US$10 million) to go to the Cook Islands to help fight the crisis. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs

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Climate change, overfishing: Pacific tuna faces ‘unprecedented challenges’

The annual regional fisheries meeting to discuss and address crucial matters concerning tuna fisheries and the marine ecosystems they inhabit began Wednesday with a traditional welcome and official opening ceremony at

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PNG Green Entrepreneurs receive over PGK 720,000 boost to combat climate change impacts 

[Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 6th December] – As the Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Corporation continue to advocate and promote the development of MSMEs

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