Tuvalu urged an outcome of COP27 that delivers a secure and guaranteed Loss and Damage Financing facility, especially considering the urgency caused by climate change impacts
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How to move a country: Fiji’s radical plan to escape rising sea levels
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
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
‘Teaching our children from books, not the sea’: how climate change is eroding human rights in Vanuatu
The people of Vanuatu are not just victims of climate change but “real people with dignity and dreams” who are losing all their human rights and are frightened for the future of their children from this global catastrophe, write authors
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
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
COP27: Pacific leaders want climate change payments
Pacific island leaders urge rich and developed countries to pay ‘loss and damage finances’ to help cope with the existential threat of climate-related issues to Blue Pacific people, islands, and ocean