Palau implements ‘Keled a Ngercheled Initiative’ to ensure food security as Palauans’ preferences are moving away from healthy, nourishing and culturally important local foods
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Tonga’s first large-scale battery systems take country closer to achieving NDC climate targets
Tonga is getting closer to achieving NDC climate targets as it opens its first utility-scale battery energy storage system project
UNCDF launches first Parametric Micro-Insurance Product for Climate Vulnerable Communities in Vanuatu
Vanuatu becomes second country in the Pacific to launch Micro-Insurance Product that will protect climate vulnerable populations against the adverse financial impacts of extreme weather hazards
Pacific nations double down on their green demands
Pacific called on IMO member states to cut pollution from ships by at least 80% by 2040 and reach absolute zero by no later than 2050
Geological Society declares end to Tongan volcanic eruption
Volcano Watch team on Home Reef announce that volcanic eruption on the island has ended
Crucial coastal protection set to begin under the Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project
Tuvalu set to begin construction of coastal protection infrastructure on Funafuti under the Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project
World’s largest ocean reserve off Hawaii has spillover benefits nearby, study finds
Yellowfin and bigeye tuna catches rise outside 1.5m sq km marine protected area in Hawaii, proving the value of no-catch zone, researchers say
Pacific Youth Summit 2022: Stepping up for Corruption-Resilient 2050 Blue Pacific
Pacific Youth Summit witnessed over 1,000 Pacific youth leaders, students, and young professionals convene to address regional disaster risk reduction efforts and the global climate emergency
Pacific road to COP27: New climate declaration demands urgent progress on Loss and Damage and bold climate action in the lead up to climate talks in Egypt
Pacific civil society representatives signed the Kioa Climate Emergency Declaration ahead of COP27 demanding urgent progress on Loss and Damage and bold climate action
Four ways we can keep Accelerating Climate Change Financing in the Pacific
There is a critical need to boost climate finance in the Pacific, as the window for taking transformative action is closing, writes ADB Pacific Senior Climate Change Specialist