Vanuatu’s former PM fears that the Pacific is now out of time and will succumb to climate change, an existential threat that affects the livelihoods, security, and well-being of Pacific islanders
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COP27 outcome must reflect renewed focus on loss and damage, Tuvalu says
Tuvalu urged an outcome of COP27 that delivers a secure and guaranteed Loss and Damage Financing facility, especially considering the urgency caused by climate change impacts
How to move a country: Fiji’s radical plan to escape rising sea levels
The government of Fiji makes a daunting plan to move communities in villages that have been gravely affected by the harsh impacts of the climate crisis even though many are hesitant to leave their homes
Tuvalu first to call for fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty at COP27
Tuvalu makes call at COP27 to end the era of burning fossil fuels, which is the primary cause of the rapidly escalating climate crisis that puts their nation on the verge of extinction
Vanuatu implores world leaders to vote for International Court of Justice Climate Resolution
Vanuatu appealed to all leaders at COP27 to Vote in favor of the ICJ climate Resolution to put human rights at the center of climate change decision-making
As world gathers for COP27, Tuvalu declares state of emergency for extreme droughts
Tuvalu told world leaders at COP27 that it is not just on the brink of sinking due to climate change-induced sea level rise but also facing extreme drought
Palau takes effort to save prized jelly fish to world leaders at COP27
Palau told world leaders at COP27 that climate crisis has killed more than 30 million prized jellyfish in its Jellyfish Lake
‘Teaching our children from books, not the sea’: how climate change is eroding human rights in Vanuatu
The people of Vanuatu are not just victims of climate change but “real people with dignity and dreams” who are losing all their human rights and are frightened for the future of their children from this global catastrophe, write authors
King of Tonga spotlights climate change crisis and the compounding impacts caused by the 2022 earthquake and tsunami
Tonga urged world leaders to do everything in their power with a renewed sense of urgency to ensure the survival of the planet and avoid a repeat of the events like the Tonga earthquake and tsunami
Pacific groups welcome call to ban deep sea mining
France calls on the ban of deep sea mining, an activity that Pacific civil society groups and movements have been pushing to prohibit due to its detrimental effects on their islands’ marine environments