PACNEWS ONE, Friday 28 August 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PALAU — Vanuatu journalist stranded in Manila after removal from Palau2. PACIFIC — Taiwan Foreign minister heads to Palau for Pacific Islands Forum side events3. PNG — Bougainville
Climate
PACNEWS TWO, Thursday 27 August 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Taiwan Foreign minister heads to Palau for island meet2. PACIFIC — Japan shipping proposal raises Pacific concerns over emissions targets3. GUAM — Moylan introduces bill
PACNEWS ONE, Thursday 27 August 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Taiwan foreign minister to attend Pacific islands leaders summit events2. KIRIBATI — Kiribati considers constitutional change to cement diplomatic recognition of China3. COOKS
Japan shipping proposal raises Pacific concerns over emissions targets
JAPAN'S revised proposal to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from international shipping is raising concerns in the Pacific over weaker emissions targets and a shift
Vanuatu’s food security under pressure as heat, drought and floods damage key growing areas
EXTREME heat, drought, cyclones, flooding, sea-level rise and coastal inundation are damaging crops and arable land in Eratap and Teouma, the main suppliers of fresh market produce to Vanuatu’s capital, threatening
PACNEWS TWO, Wednesday 26 August 2026
In this bulletin: 1. FIJI — Fiji says COP31 must put ocean at centre of climate action2. FIJI — Tourism industry ready to host pre-COP 31 summit: Minister Gavoka3. PALAU — Palau expects more than 2,000
Pacific countries strengthen the data behind climate action
Every emissions target, climate policy and climate investment proposal depends on the quality of the data behind it. Across the
PACNEWS TWO, 21 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. FIJI — Climate Change Minister Tabuya calls for stronger Youth voice in Fiji’s COP31 preparations2. PACIFIC — Pacific Youth climate statement ready for COP313. PACIFIC — House
A Partnership in Motion
The Pacific peoples’ contribution to global warming is only marginal — yet they face its most severe consequences: rising
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
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
PACNEWS ONE, 20 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific COP process begins in Fiji with call to put communities at centre of climate action2. PACIFIC — ‘We are leaders, not victims’: Pacific youth demand climate voice3.
PACNEWS THREE, 19 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. UN — Tonga nominates Ecuadorian diplomat in race to be next UN chief2. USA — U.S sued as it pushes to auction massive tracks of water around American Samoa3. PACIFIC — Pacific
PACNEWS TWO, 19 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — China dismisses Palau President’s missile test claims as Pacific leaders prepare to discuss issue2. PACIFIC — Winston Peters urges Pacific leaders to put economic growth at
PACNEWS ONE, 19 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — ‘Regional ownership matters most,’ Pacific foreign ministers say amid fragile bloc unity2. COOKS — Cook Islands election gives Brown powerful majority as Mangaia MPs join
Experts warn of strong El Nino
METEOROLOGISTS expect the El Niño now building in the Pacific Ocean to be the strongest on record, peaking between September and December.
Pacific young people must shape leadership, UNI Fiji vice-chancellor says
PACIFIC leaders must listen to young people and pursue the common good as the region confronts climate distress, rising inequality, weakened civil society and a loss of trust in government, governance and
PACNEWS THREE, 17 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Human rights groups urge Tuvalu and Ireland to put rights at centre of fossil fuel transition talks2. SOL — Solomon Islands shapes first national response to climate Loss
PACNEWS TWO, 17 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PNG — Papua New Guineans to start serving in Australian defence force2. PALAU — PIF 2026: Palau prepares for a Pacific meeting shaped by regional divisions3. VAN — Former Vanuatu
PACNEWS ONE, 17 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. TONGA — Tonga appoints three new Ministers2. COOKS — Mangaia trio boosts Cook Islands Party bid for supermajority3. HAWAII — Hurricane poised to hit Hawaii as El Nino stirs
Solomon Islands shapes first national response to climate Loss and Damage
Solomon Islands ministries, provincial leaders, researchers and civil society are shaping the country’s first dedicated policy
PACNEWS THREE, 14 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. COOKS — Brown thanks Cook Islands voters after election2. PACIFIC — Pacific Ministers back AI rules and safer digital spaces as connectivity expands3. TUVALU — Tuvalu invites Japan
PACNEWS THREE 13 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific Ministers push stronger fisheries protection and maritime boundaries2. PACIFIC — Forum Foreign Ministers call for urgent capitalisation of PRF, as region targets
