Pacific states, their partners, and scholars of the region must continue to evolve their understanding of the region’s security landscape as new threats emerge, authors write
Tag: climate change
Climate Change is killing her Country. Who will decide if it lives?
Marshall Islands climate envoy urges international financial support to be at scale and speed as her country is facing an imminent existential threat from climate change
Informal settlements and the threat of climate change
To ensure that shelters in informal settlements across the Pacific Island region are disaster-resilient, policymakers and relief agencies must work closely with them to implement sustainable solutions, authors write
Pacific countries lament threat of catastrophic weather events, amplify call for urgent actions
SPREP’s Director-General calls for urgent collective action against the climate crisis. “We cannot afford any further delay.”
Loss and Damage Finance significant concern for PSIDS
Pacific SIDS to push for the establishment of loss and damage finance facility towards COP27. “PSIDS need to look at more than just continuous dialogue.”
Climate finance remains an essential priority for PSIDS
Climate finance priority remains essential for Pacific SIDS as 0.28 percent of the raised US$79.8 billion climate finance by wealthy and industrialised nations were allocated to PSIDS
Vulnerable Pacific Islands use data to cope with disasters
Digital Earth Pacific platform to generate environmental data that will help Pacific Island governments and planners make better choices and secure a better future for their people
Pacific Elders’ Voice Statement on IPCC AR6 WG2 Report on “Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability”
Pacific Elders’ Voice reiterate the call for developed countries to take urgent bolder actions in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and provide much-needed finance
Gender Equality and Climate Justice: Pacific Civil society reinforces the nexus between the two during International Women’s Day
Pacific Civil society stressed the need to strengthen national and regional responses to gender and climate injustice “as women are the ones who are at the forefront of the climate crisis.”
‘It’s our collective responsibility’ — Pacific researchers urge world leaders to help the islands fight climate change
Pacific researchers call for collective real and urgent action from world leaders to fight climate change threatening their communities and livelihoods