Developed countries urged to ramp up climate actions as the latest IPCC report gives a stark warning of most vulnerable people and nations, including the Pacific, will be the worst hit by climate change
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IPCC report: A last chance for climate action for a Pacific in peril
Climate impacts seen and experienced across Pacific Island likely to worsen after the latest IPCC report warns the world could surpass 1.5 degrees of warming in the next two decades
Mapping a way forward for recycling of bulky waste in the Pacific
A study is underway to evaluate options for dismantling and processing end-of-life vehicles and white goods in the Pacific region and exporting them to recycling markets
‘We just keep going’: The Tongan resort destroyed by nature’s fury – for the third time
Paea family stand strong and optimistic even after losing everything to the subsequent tsunami in Tonga. We’re not quitters…We just keep going.”
Uncertain future for islanders who survived Tongan eruption
Mango Island survivors after the Tongan eruption still have an uncertain future as they await decisions whether to return and resettle or start life afresh in Nuku’alofa or elsewhere
The big picture for our big Ocean states in 2022- thoughts from the Blue Pacific
SG Puna urged big emitters and wealthy nations to now shift gear towards their commitments under the Paris Agreement, reminding them of the vulnerable groups that are impacted by climate change and related disasters
UK continues support for Pacific islands on journey to COP27
Pacific seek support from the UK COP Presidency for COP27 to engage with the Pacific region in preparation for COP27 where Pacific youth, women and vulnerable groups can be heard
Palau Climate Champion calls for resource, capacity support for SIDS on Article 6
Palau Climate Champion calls for more attention on non-carbon market approaches as part of climate action
COP26 Outcomes have left RMI amongst countries on ‘knife-edge’, says Climate Champion Bilimon
Climate Champion Bilimon says “there is an urgent need for measurable, firm targets to reduce emissions” as phasing coal down at COP26 was the biggest setback for RMI
Dislocation and disruption: climate change in the Indo-Pacific in 2035
Robert Glasser describes an extrapolation scenario from current climate science and observations of recent extreme climate-related hazards and their societal impacts in the Indo-Pacific.