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Pacific migrant workers share their stories of human rights and climate mobility
UN Human Rights Pacific launched Pacific Climate Tales, where Pacific migrant workers share their stories of human rights and climate mobility
The sinking Malaita Province
Villagers of Malaita Province, Solomon Islands, fear that their homes will vanish soon as king tides cause flooding that they have never experienced before
Taiwan handed over US$1 million to Palau Government to implement Climate Change Project
Palau receives US$1 million to fund “Palau’s Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Project”
Vote on ICJ resolution expected next month
Vote on the ICJ resolution to protect the rights of present and future generations against the adverse effects of climate change is expected next month at the UNGA
Why Pacific Islanders are staying put even as rising seas flood their homes and crops
Serua Island residents are choosing to stay put even as rising seas flood their homes and crops as their decision is based on ‘Vanua’, which binds local communities to their land
Tonga – On the frontline of sea level rise
Early data from the January tsunami indicates that Tonga needs to add another metre to its sea walls to be safe from future tsunamis, writes Commonwealth National Climate Finance Adviser
Palau eyes 20 percent green energy this year
Palau sets an ambitious target to achieve 20 percent renewable energy this year as it works toward hitting the goal of 100 percent by 2032
Graves sink, fisheries shrink and relocation looms as climate change hits Fiji
Fiji’s coastal communities are confronting the reality of climate change as their grave sinks, fisheries shrink, and relocation “is painful, disconnecting them from the traditional duties.”
Samoa’s creeping ocean and seawalls
Climate change has pushed Samoa to construct seawall alongside the road on the south coast of Upolu to stop the sea from encroaching any further and causing more damage to the area