ADB boss calls for quick climate protection
THE Asian Development has called for faster financing to protect vulnerable island states from rising seas and other worsening
Adaptation
Exposed! Climate change forces code change
IN a dire assessment, one of the region’s top engineering firms is warning that Pacific infrastructure is being designed for
Pacific calls for faster climate finance
PACIFIC countries are calling for faster, longer-term climate adaptation finance, as the Green Climate Fund steps up efforts to
‘Invest in nature, not just seawalls’: Wale urges Pacific shift in climate spending
SOLOMON Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale called for greater investment in reefs, mangroves and other natural coastal defences,
Kiribati pushes to ‘re-engineer’ climate finance ahead of COP31
KIRIBATI has approved work on an ambitious proposal to fundamentally rethink how climate finance reaches small island
PACNEWS TWO, 10 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Sea level rise is locked in, UN overshoot pathway too late for the Pacific2. FIJI — Fiji declares HIV outbreak a national crisis3. VAN — Vanuatu pardon administration
SPC strengthens climate action capacity in FSM through facilitating agents’ training
The Pacific Community (SPC) Micronesian Regional Office has successfully delivered a targeted capacity-building workshop for
Prioritise Pacific voices in policy, say CSOs
CIVIL society has called for inclusive spaces to voice community experiences and challenges in climate mobility
Pacific Farmers head to COP30 in Brazil to discuss direct access to climate finance
PACIFIC farmer-leaders will attend COP30 in Belém, Brazil, to demand that climate finance reach frontline farmers and communities
Where is climate funding going?
CLIMATE finance still overlooks vulnerable women, favoring large projects over gender-responsive adaptation despite urgent calls for
