Pacific Islanders are deeply concerned about the fate of the oceans if world leaders fail to secure the pledges to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5 Degrees Celsius
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Pacific Elders call halt to seabed mining
Pacific Elders recommend creating a regional expert body to provide expert advice to Pacific Island countries while calling for a halt in seabed mining
Posted inStory / Our region
Region needs urgent support against climate change
Pacific Islands region in critical need of resources for climate change mitigation and adaptation
Posted inStory / Our region
World must take lead from Pacific island nations in addressing worst impacts of climate change
Developed countries urged to ramp up climate actions as the latest IPCC report gives a stark warning of most vulnerable people and nations, including the Pacific, will be the worst hit by climate change
Posted inStory / Our region
IPCC report: A last chance for climate action for a Pacific in peril
Climate impacts seen and experienced across Pacific Island likely to worsen after the latest IPCC report warns the world could surpass 1.5 degrees of warming in the next two decades
Posted inStory / Our region
Mapping a way forward for recycling of bulky waste in the Pacific
A study is underway to evaluate options for dismantling and processing end-of-life vehicles and white goods in the Pacific region and exporting them to recycling markets
Posted inStory / Tonga
‘We just keep going’: The Tongan resort destroyed by nature’s fury – for the third time
Paea family stand strong and optimistic even after losing everything to the subsequent tsunami in Tonga. We’re not quitters…We just keep going.”
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Uncertain future for islanders who survived Tongan eruption
Mango Island survivors after the Tongan eruption still have an uncertain future as they await decisions whether to return and resettle or start life afresh in Nuku’alofa or elsewhere
Posted inStory / Our region
The big picture for our big Ocean states in 2022- thoughts from the Blue Pacific
SG Puna urged big emitters and wealthy nations to now shift gear towards their commitments under the Paris Agreement, reminding them of the vulnerable groups that are impacted by climate change and related disasters
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UK continues support for Pacific islands on journey to COP27
Pacific seek support from the UK COP Presidency for COP27 to engage with the Pacific region in preparation for COP27 where Pacific youth, women and vulnerable groups can be heard