Pacific to benefit the most from renewable energy
Small island developing states (SIDS) including those in the Pacific stand to benefit the most if they adopt renewable energy sources rather than fossil fuels, a groundbreaking report has said. Released during the 9th
Pacific pushes clean energy in Abu Dhabi
Pacific leaders took centre stage at an international conference on renewable energy to reiteraite calls for implementation rather than just talk about switching to cleaner and greener sources of energy. Tuvalu’s
TC Mona picks up speed and strength
By Samisoni Pareti As Tropical Cyclone Mona makes its slow track to landfall in Fiji, the island’s airline Fiji Airways says it is grounding all its domestic flights from tomorrow, save for its Nadi to Suva air
Dr Ian Fry – the island negotiator
Indepth (Id) talks to long time climate change negotiator for the Tuvalu Government, Dr Ian Fry as the world meets in Katowice, Poland this month to finalise the rule book of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. Dr Fry
Give the Pacific a ‘fair go’
THE recent disparaging remarks made by Australia’s Environment Minister, Melissa Price, to former Kiribati President Anote Tong is a reminder of all that is bad about Australia and its views of the
Japan May Consider Visa Waiver for Pacific Island Nations
By Anish Chand TOKYO – Japan may eventually consider a visa waiver for all Pacific Island countries as part of its recent Pacific Island Leaders Meeting (PALM) commitments. However, this will take time as Japan is
Maohi support for Kanak independence struggle
By Nic Maclellan in Ponerihouen, New Caledonia In a show of support for the Kanak independence movement, Maohi leader Oscar Manutahi Temaru has joined the campaign trail in New Caledonia, urging voters to support a Yes
Tachiiri heads ADB in Fiji
BY ADB MEDIA The Asian Development Bank has appointed its new Regional Director for the Pacific Subregional Office in Suva, Fiji. Masayuki Tachiiri will serve as theADB’s focal point for
Keep the China/Taiwan spat in check
THE controversy surrounding the ejection of China’s head of delegation from a meeting between Pacific leaders and donor partners at the 49th Pacific Islands Forum in Nauru was unfortunate as much as it was avertable.
Will Australia abandon the Pacific on climate change?
The reaction in Pacific Island capitals to the leadership coup on 24 August that deposed Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was much the same as that of many Australians. Shock, incomprehension and a degree of
Forum poses climate and security as central concerns
By Islands Business correspondent Nic Maclellan, at the Pacific Islands Forum in Nauru Pacific leaders face a growing and complex agenda, in the era of Trump, Brexit and rising Chinese economic power. That may explain
