In a world threatened by complex and overlapping crises, we need more crisis-prepared policies to protect Asia and the Pacific region, writes Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana
Category: Opinion
Improving livelihoods in remote lowland communities in PNG
PNG food supplies can be enhanced by greater production and consumption of energy-dense foods, superior cultivators of current crops, and improved techniques for growing, say the authors
Raising the bar to keep temperatures and sea levels low across the Pacific
The recent IPCC report finds that limiting global warming to 1.5°C is only possible if global leaders commit to taking immediate and strong action, writes Prof Mark Howden and Ofa Ma’asi-Kaisamy
Opinion: To Solve Climate Change, Dive Into the Power of the Ocean
Our oceans hold as many opportunities for resilient low-carbon growth as can be found on land, writes Surangel Whipps, Jr and John Kerry
How Tonga Prepared for and Responded to a Devastating Volcanic Eruption
Disaster preparedness, combined with updated risk information and database and timely assessments of damages and needs, were critical for Tonga’s response to the undersea volcanic eruption.
To protect vast area of Pacific Ocean from seabed mining, International body should strengthen rules
New safeguards for the biodiverse Clarion-Clipperton Zone will help but lack crucial details to protect a vast area of the Pacific Ocean from seabed mining, writes Megan Jungwiwattanaporn
Climate change in the Pacific – what Australia needs to do
Australia’s insipid approach to climate action undermines trust and endangers vital interests with Pacific island countries, writes Peter Hooton
Informal settlements and the threat of climate change
To ensure that shelters in informal settlements across the Pacific Island region are disaster-resilient, policymakers and relief agencies must work closely with them to implement sustainable solutions, authors write
While Australia fights for coal, the Pacific fights for its survival
Australia is fighting harder for coal and gas companies than for their family in the Pacific while the Pacific fights for its survival, writes Former president of Kiribati
Dislocation and disruption: climate change in the Indo-Pacific in 2035
Robert Glasser describes an extrapolation scenario from current climate science and observations of recent extreme climate-related hazards and their societal impacts in the Indo-Pacific.