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
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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
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
Building Pacific resilience in the virtual space
SPREP’s e-Learning platform, which hosts virtual training such as the Pacific Climate Change Centre Training Courses and the Inform Project e-Learning Series, highlighted at COP27 side event
Meaningful action to address climate crisis begins now, Kiribati to COP27
Kiribati reminded world leaders that climate change is real and it continues to suffer the consequences of decisions made at the annual conference but are not followed up, financed and implemented
Japanese professors meet with PAMC on Japan plan to dump nuclear wastewater
PAMC’s online petition that protests the discharge of nuclear wastewater from Fukushima catches the attention of two Japanese professors who will help them with this issue