The Vaka Sails: A Pacific Voyage of Resilience despite the headwinds of Climate Change
The ocean connects the islands of the Pacific rather than separates them. It is their blue continent, their highway, their lifeblood. But now, that same ocean is rising, and threatening to swallow the very shores it
Children’s health at risk from climate change
ONE in three Melanesian children experiences malnutrition (such as stunting, micronutrient deficiency, or obesity) while growing up on the front line of the climate
Climate change sparks dengue rise
THE climate crisis has sparked a sharp rise in dengue fever cases across the
Climate change will remake us: Teo
CLIMATE change will remake the Pacific, even though it is not of the Pacific’s
Legal Analysis of the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change Obligations
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has delivered an historic advisory opinion which, for the first time, authoritatively sets out States’ legal duties in relation to climate
Pacific hope rises as ICJ Advisory Opinion on climate change nears
Discover the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change, releasing on July 23rd after six years of advocacy – a historic milestone for Pacific and global climate
Decades after the U.S. buried nuclear waste abroad, climate change could unearth it
A new report says melting ice sheets and rising seas could disturb waste from U.S. nuclear projects in Greenland and the Marshall Islands. Ariana Tibon was in college at the University of Hawaiʻi in 2017 when she saw
Climate change is robbing Pacific islands of another resource: Tuna
Fourteen Pacific Island nations will receive US$107 million to adapt their tuna-dependent economies as climate change pushes the fish farther from their shores, the Green Climate Fund announced Tuesday. The fund’s
MSG Spearheads Fight in Landmark ICJ Climate Change Case
In a historic occasion for the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) to amplify the Pacific’s call for climate justice, the sub-regional bloc’s Secretariat had the rare privilege of joining Vanuatu, to open the momentous
Vanuatu’s Climate Change envoy blasts major emitters Australia, US at ICJ Climate case
Vanuatu’s Special Envoy for Climate Change, Ralph Regenvanu, has slammed Australia, the United States, and other major polluters for their stance during the International Court of Justice (ICJ) climate hearings in The
WCPFC head urges action on climate change and human rights
Rhea Moss-Christian, the executive director of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has called for urgent action to address the impacts of climate change and human rights abuses in the fishing
