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
Tag: climate change
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
Pacific Youth Group advocates for climate justice and human rights
The ICJAO campaign was born out of urgency as the future of the Pacific Islands has been in peril by the lack of global action, a PISFCC campaigner says
Solomon Islands Government sets a path forward for its climate finance priorities
Solomon Islands roadmap to help the country improve access to climate finance and effectively utilise this financing
Climate change single greatest threat to Pacific security
Climate change remains the single greatest threat to Pacific security, says Samoan PM. “The window to secure a liveable future for us is closing faster than for everyone else.”
OACPS to support Vanuatu draft resolution seeking climate justice at UN court
OACPS to support Vanuatu’s climate campaign to seek an advisory opinion from the ICJ. OACPS SG says Vanuatu’s initiative is very important to member states