NZ Government dumps $500m climate change plan for the sinking Kiribati
Category: Micronesia
Environmental activists mull lawsuit to stop Marines’ relocation to Guam
Legal action seeks to save endangered species by stopping Marines’ relocation to Guam. “Military expansion is destroying Guam’s precious natural and cultural heritage, and enough is enough.”
Citizens’ voices needed on disaster risk reduction
Nauru’s Secretary for National Emergency Services hopes to hear the grassroot level of needs in terms of resilience, preparation and recovery at the Disaster Risk Reduction meeting
Partnership to address risk of WWII oil spill at Chuuk lagoon announced
Partnership to enhance existing efforts to remove oil from the high-risk wrecks in Chuuk Lagoon that are posing significant environmental risks
Former Kiribati president slams Australia’s ‘politicisation’ of climate action and power of fossil fuel lobby
Five days before Australian election, the former president of Kiribati urges leaders to understand climate crisis means ‘survival is on the line’ for Pacific islands
US$20m Climate Adaption support for Kiribati’s Outer Islands
A new climate change adaptation project to invest in critical climate adaption and resilience measures for many of Kiribati’s most isolated and remote communities
How Impact Analysis methodology tools are helping Nukuoro atoll document its freshwater supply
Impact Analysis methodology tools are helping authorities in the FSM document its freshwater supply and secure the future of the Nukuoro atoll
Roads across Federated States of Micronesia set for Climate-resilient upgrade
A new project to improve the climate resilience of FSM by delivering safer, more efficient and reliable road connections
Nauru accused of rushing test for controversial seabed mining
A seabed minerals company has been accused of rushing a landmark mining test in the Pacific.
The Metals Company and ISA slammed over Environmental Impact statement
Pacific and international CSOs call the recent Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. EIS process for The Metals Company “a disingenuous, stage-managed public relations exercise.”