Pacific youth lead campaign is calling on “young people across the Pacific and around the world to lobby their governments to support Vanuatu and Vote Yes at the UN General Assembly.”
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Vanuatu’s golden yam, a successful climate resilient foot crop developed over 15 years
Vanuatu’s climate-resilient Golden Yam can be used as a source of food security and livelihood for people in Vanuatu, says director of the country’s department of agriculture
Support for gender and climate change gaining traction at COP27
Niue’s Minister urged Pacific negotiators to ensure a simplified financial mechanism is made available to “our women, local and indigenous communities” as an outcome of COP27
Oceans yet to make it to formal climate talks agenda here at COP27
Fiji is optimistic to grow oceans discussion to formal climate talks agenda at COP27
Vanuatu to announce at COP27 its draft proposed UNGA Resolution on rights of people against the adverse impacts of climate change
Vanuatu to seek more support for the UN Resolution to clarify the obligation of the States under international law to protect the rights of the present and future generations against the adverse effects of climate change
Canada renews CAD10 million funding for climate early warning systems, benefiting Pacific Met Services
Canada’s renewed climate risk early warning system at COP27 to save lives of Pacific communities during weather-related events
Tuvalu’s innovative contingency plan to address scientific predictions of being uninhabitable by 2050
Tuvalu is promoting the new plan that protects the island nation’s maritime boundaries through a Constitution amendment
Early gains for gender and climate change text, as negotiations heads into final week
Pacific lead on gender and climate change optimistic to push for language that supports simplified climate finance that ‘builds a door that allows local and indigenous women’s groups to access climate finance.”
Our Pacific Islands lost and damaged reality
Pacific demands a dedicated special fund for Loss and Damage at COP27. “We need to fight hard for a financial facility for Loss and Damage.”
Just hear us, work with us, Pacific Political Champion for Gender says at COP27
Pacific Political Champion for Gender at COP27 urges leaders to recognise the impacts of climate change on females and children. “Hear us and work with us….”