If we actually get our act together and go into one of the low emission pathways, then things can be reversed.-IPCC’s Vice Chair
Category: Our region
There’s no time left for empty promises says Pacific climate activist
Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies and ending coal could drastically reduce emissions and enable a transition to a green economy.- Climate Envoy
Cook Island farmers take steps toward food security with livestock trainings
The PRISCO19 training provided farmers with basic management skills to identifying best practices that ensure food and nutrition security.
IPCC report shows ‘possible loss of entire countries within the century’
Pacific island nations are already being battered by king tides, catastrophic cyclones and sustained droughts.
Irreversible human-caused climate crisis threatens Pacific Island nations
Humans are responsible for the rise in the earth’s global temperature and it won’t stop rising unless immediate action is taken.—UN panel
The house that can withstand a cyclone: how traditional dwellings are making a comeback in Vanuatu
Since Cyclone Pam devastated Vanuatu, locals are returning to the saeklon haos, made from vines, palm fronds and grasses.
Pacific at peril under current climate policies, new commitments still inadequate: report
Climate change, driven by coal, oil and gas is increasing the displacement of coastal communities from their ancestral lands.
Climate change: Low-income countries ‘can’t keep up’ with impacts
Officials and experts say low-income countries struggle to protect themselves against climate change.
Pacific Ministers prioritise addressing Covid-19 and climate change impacts on Pacific tuna fisheries
FFCMin18 addressed the impacts of Covid-19 and long-term threats of climate change on offshore fisheries.
Operation Island Chief continues protection of Pacific from illegal fishing
The Island Chief operation involved 500 personnel to conduct surveillance in the Pacific waters of 11 participating FFA member nations.