Revamped Pacific Ocean portal strengthens climate and marine decision-making
A NEW and improved ocean portal has been unveiled at the Pacific Islands Ocean Conference in
Climate Change
Ready for change: Facility prepared for future threats
WITH the rapid advance of climate change and rising sea levels, the Pacific’s infrastructure is in dire need of review and rehabilitation to better prepare for potential natural
Victory in The Hague: Climate ruling a turning point
THE International Court of Justice (ICJ) historic advisory opinion could reshape climate action worldwide – offering small island nations a powerful new legal tool and injecting rare hope into a fight long shadowed by
Tuvalu fights back
IF any country is punching above its weight in the fight against climate change, it has to be
Tuvalu seeks urgent action
TUVALU has convened a high-level donor roundtable meeting with the Asian Development Bank and UN Development Programme to call for urgent action to safeguard its future and fight against 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
Lal Fiji’s first iGEM participant
Aayush Lal becomes the first Fijian to compete International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) event, this year in
Tuna bloc meets
The 20th Session of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) Ministerial meeting was officially opened by Kiribati president Taneti Maamau in Ambo.
Australia green-lights Woodside carbon bomb, despite climate concerns and Pacific plea
Australia on Wednesday approved a 40-year extension to a major liquefied gas plant, brushing off protests from Pacific Island neighbours fearful it will inflame climate
Changing legal obligations on climate action
Pacific Small Island Developing States and other developing nations are mobilising to call for new international legal norms, to ensure that industrialised nations meet their obligations on climate, development and
Workshop on Climate and Disaster Risk Finance in the Pacific
Supported by the UK’s Centre for Disaster Protection (CDP) in 2024 and the World Bank (GFDRR) in 2025, PCRIC has co-hosted two seminal workshops addressing climate and disaster risk financing in the Pacific. Directed
World awaits historic ICJ Climate ruling: Vanuatu demands Justice, not just Carbon cuts
Global Leaders prepare for a key moment in international climate law as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) prepares to deliver its first-ever advisory opinion on climate
A legacy of hope
Pope Francis has left a legacy of hope for millions of Roman Catholic faithful around the world and those who seek climate
‘No more excuses: real climate action now’
Vanuatu supports 6PAC+ at IMO, demanding urgent climate action and accountability for
Walande, climate displacement and human rights
Over decades, the small community of Walande has seen their offshore home in Solomon Islands battered by cyclones, storm surges and sea level rise. Relocating to the mainland of Malaita—the nation’s most populous
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
Australian Opposition refuse to back Australia-Pacific climate forum bid
A major climate summit Australia hopes to host with Pacific island nations could be in jeopardy under a coalition government. It has reignited the debate between Labor and the Liberals over environmental commitments and
Pacific Resilience Facility receives first US$3 million capitalisation contribution from Japan
The Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) Monday received a significant boost with the announcement of an initial contribution of 417,000,000 Japanese Yen (US$3 million), from the Government of Japan. The Secretary General
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
Brazil asks UN to ditch proposed levy on global shipping
Brazil has asked the UN to throw out plans for a new levy on global shipping that would raise funds to fight the climate crisis, despite playing host to the next UN climate summit. The proposed levy on carbon dioxide
