Civil societies have urged ministers to secure the highest ambitions for the Pacific through a deep, rapid and sustained emissions reduction in the energy and transportation sectors
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New regional programme to increase gender equality in Pacific’s energy sector
A new regional programme to increase women’s participation and gender equality in the Pacific’s energy sector
Fiji says brain drain is a challenge to renewable energy projects
Brain drain is a challenge to Fiji and other Pacific Island countries’ ambition to increase renewable energy supply, says Fiji’s Infrastructure and Meteorological Services Minister
Gender and social inclusion critical to manage invasive species in the Pacific
Values of gender and social inclusion critical in improving understanding of the impacts and increasing the effectiveness of invasive species prevention in the Pacific
Regenvanu: Fossil Fuel Cost Lives
Vanuatu urged Pacific ministers to lead the charge to accelerate the adoption of “clean, green, abundant and cheap renewable energy” and join the call for a Just Transition to a Fossil Fuel Free Pacific
The cost of crime and corruption on Pacific fisheries
The need for a well-funded response to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the Pacific Ocean has never been greater, writes criminologist – Jade Lindley
Managing Coastal Aquifers Project to support the safeguarding of freshwater resources in the Marshall Islands
Managing Coastal Aquifers Project to better manage the freshwater resources of Marshall Islands in the face of climate change, rising sea levels and storm weather events
Vanuatu PM urges Pacific Island nations to commit to fossil fuel free Pacific
Vanuatu urges Pacific Island nations to join countries that have signed a treaty for a fossil fuel free Pacific and accelerate positive development in the energy and transport sectors
Transition to carbon neutral Pacific must be just and equitable
Pacific leaders urged to collectively accelerate efforts towards renewable energy initiatives for both energy and maritime sectors
Marine sanctuary expansion alarms Pacific governors
Pacific governors “alarmed and concerned” over the prospect of expanding a marine sanctuary within the full U.S EEZ of the Pacific Remote Island Areas