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

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PARAMETRIC INSURANCE – Addressing the Financial Impact of Disasters

The Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC) is a special-purpose disaster risk insurer created to provide a pathway for nations in the Pacific Islands region to secure financial solutions to the costly impact

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Kiribati reduces poverty by up to 70%, targets tech-facilitated violence, climate resilience CSW69

Targeted support for elderly, the unemployed, and those with disabilities have helped bring down poverty levels in Kiribati by up to 70%, Kiribati Women, Youth and Social Welfare Minister Ruth Cross Kwansing has told

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Nauru’s citizenship by investment scheme eyes AU$60 million in first year

The head of Nauru’s citizenship by investment scheme hopes the initiative will bring in tens of millions of dollars for the island this year.  Nauru Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Programme chief

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Indigenous knowledge overlooked in climate resilience talks

“Indigenous people have been practicing sustainability and resilience for thousands of years, but this knowledge is often overlooked.” These were the words of Simione Sevudrere, a prominent advocate for indigenous

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Rebuilding a stronger Ha’apai

CYCLONE Ian, the most powerful storm ever recorded in Tonga, struck the Ha’apai Islands on January 02, 2014, destroying or severely damaging nearly a thousand houses and public buildings. World Bank funding of

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