Building a weather-ready Pacific
MOST people think of a weather forecast as a prediction that helps you decide whether to take an umbrella or raincoat to work, but it is
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“No Voice, No Money”
PACIFIC farmers need to have a voice at the climate change discussion table, and one organisation is trying to make that
Pacific wants Pre-COP action, finance
HOSTING Pre-COP31 in Fiji could put Pacific climate priorities at the centre of global negotiations and push world leaders towards action, says Conservation International’s Mere Lakeba.
No lack of frameworks
WE have strategies, declarations, roadmaps, action plans, development plans and regional commitments. Many of them are thoughtful, ambitious, and grounded in true concern for the future of our region.
The whispers of the seas: A Naoero story of resilience
The WHISPER of the seas began as a low hum in Donald Apad’s childhood; a language of salt and spray taught to him by his grandfather.
When El Niño comes,nobody is outside the path
THERE is no safe side of the map this time. Unlike a tropical cyclone, which can leave one island battered and another untouched, a
Building a weather-ready Pacific
MOST people think of a weather forecast as a prediction that helps you decide whether to take an umbrella or raincoat to work, but it is so much more than that, especially in the
Crowded room: The problem with Forum partners
AS regional leaders flew home from the 55th Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, their final communique highlighted a central theme of
The proof problem of Pacific climate
THERE is a weather station on Tofua, an active volcanic island in Tonga’s Ha’apai group, and getting there is a small expedition. You take a boat. Then you take another boat, and sometimes you wait days for the
Whispers
RAISED eyebrows after the opening ceremony of the Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, as the Chief Executive Officer of The Nature Conservancy gave a six-minute speech on the organisation’s work.
Time to rethink history
WHEN Ratu Seru Cakobau ceded Fiji to Queen Victoria in 1874, he did so for reasons which were practical but intensely
On an even keel
THE keel, or backbone of this boat would have to be infrastructure. World Bank reports consistently emphasise that
The Force under strain
THIS is the final instalment in a series that commenced in our June edition with “When the badge becomes heavy” and continued in July with “Policy of silence”, following up on the “Impacts of Everyday Policing
Looking back, moving forward
AS Pacific leaders prepare to gather in Palau for the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM55), it pays to look at the past and forward to the future in order to better decide what course of action to take
From win to change
ONE year ago, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled, unanimously, that states have binding legal obligations to protect global climate
Partners’ priorities
AS Pacific leaders shape the region’s future, partners share their views on building a thriving Blue Pacific grounded in inclusivity, resilience and
Pacific at a crossroads
PACIFIC Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa says “a long list of items” is being prepared ahead of the Leaders Meeting in Palau, with climate change central to discussions alongside social and development
Taiwan – Friend to all
THE Pacific has recently found itself on the front line of several global battles including climate change and the geopolitical struggle for
Whispers
Red money WHAT’S the real reason behind the decision to challenge the appointment of a woman to head a sub-regional body for the first time?
A region of mental slaves
ROBERT Nesta Marley sang the famous words, which are reproduced across the Pacific today: “Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds. Have no fear for atomic energy, ‘cause
