With the need for urgent attention to climate crisis in the Pacific, climate campaign manager writes, “for years, our pleas for help have fallen on deaf ears….”
Category: Opinion
Microscale clues provide insight into cataclysmic Tongan volcanic eruption
Volcanologist hopes microscale clues on Tongan volcanic eruption could be applied to study other situations for better monitoring of volcanoes in the Pacific and beyond
Assessing Remittances Potential to Build Climate Resilience in the Pacific
Accessing predictable and adequate sources of climate finance that enable Pacific Islanders to build resilience against the impacts of climate change continues to be a challenge, write authors
Navigating Climate-Related Mobility and Human Security in the Pacific Islands
It is critical to ensure that human security approaches to climate mobility are integrated into and strengthen regional processes in the Pacific, writes Tim Westbury
Plastic has made it to the bottom of Fiji’s rivers; our environment is breaking down
Research finds microplastics in freshwater mussels or kai from the depths of Fiji’s five biggest rivers. “Now even river bed mussels are affected by the way we live,” writes marine biologist
Pacific Elders’ Voice statement in support of Vanuatu-led initiative seeking ICJ Advisory opinion on Climate Change
PEV support Vanuatu’s efforts to bring questions around the legal implications of climate change and call for urgent global actions to reduce GHG emissions
U.S. nuclear tests: A haunting nightmare of the Marshallese
U.S. claims it “has an enduring commitment to the Pacific Islands”. However, U.S. nuclear tests conducted in the Marshall Islands is “a matter of human rights and environmental justice.”, writes Xin Ping
A changing climate is changing the Micronesian way of life
As Pacific Islanders struggle to survive in the face of climate change, they will need to adapt their traditional ways of fishing to the new reality, write authors
Who’s willing to pay for sustainability in the Pacific?
After major setbacks to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Pacific needs fairer access to financing as it fights to overcome climate challenges, write authors
“We are stronger together”
Australia commits to support Pacific leadership and voice on climate change and stand with Pacific in the call for greater action from countries worldwide, writes Australia’s PM