The proposed Loss and Damage finance facility agreed to at COP27 is ‘too late’ to compensate for more than 15 years of suffering in the Carteret Islands, says activist Ursula Rakova
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Posted inStory / Our region
Global heating to drive stronger to La Niña and El Niño events by 2030, researchers say
Researchers predict Pacific La Niña and El Niño events to be stronger than ever by 2030 and warn people to prepare for prolonged droughts and extreme flooding in the future
Posted inOur originals / Our region
Pacific climate champion lauds Loss and Damage outcome from COP27 -but net zero, fossil fuel fight continues says Paeniu
Praising the decision made at COP27 on loss and damage, Pacific climate champion lamented the failure to achieve emissions targets and the phasing out of fossil fuels
Posted inStory / Samoa
From Safune Savai’i to IPCC report contributing Author, how Dr Luteru is working to inspire Pacific scientists
Dr Luteru Tauvale tells his story as a young boy on the rural island of Savai’i who turned into one of the contributing Authors of the IPCC report, encouraging Pacific scientists to aim high for their dreams
Posted inStory / Micronesia
Remote undersea volcano likely erupting in Pacific Ocean
Ahyi Seawall, an isolated underwater volcano is believed to currently erupting since October, but scientists are unsure because of its distant location which is very hard to reach
Posted inStory / Tuvalu
Climate change a ‘fundamental’ threat to livelihood of Pacific people – report
Tuvalu immigrant, Kelesoma Saloa, shares the devastating story of why he had to leave his home country because of climate change for the sake of his children and their future
Posted inStory / Our region
Frontline nations overcome odds to ensure climate justice isn’t lost or damaged at COP27
Pacific civil society groups urged world leaders to phase out all fossil fuels and throw every effort behind to preserve a 1.5-degree lifeline following commitment to a loss and damage finance facility at COP27
Posted inStory / Our region
COP27 closes with deal on loss and damage: ‘A step towards justice’, says UN chief
COP27 closes with the establishment of a funding mechanism to compensate vulnerable nations for ‘loss and damage’ from climate-induced disasters
Posted inStory / Our region
COP27: Keep 1.5 alive and phase out all fossil fuels
Pacific civil society organisations stood firm to keep 1.5 alive and phase out all fossil fuels at COP27
Posted inStory / Our region
At COP27, SPREP and CSIRO sign partnership to benefit Pacific communities
A new partnership to help Pacific region, suffering from the impacts of climate change, to build the capacity of their own national scientific and research organisations to enable the collection of environmental data, analysis and interpretation