It would be immoral for high-emitting countries to put an extra burden of disaster debt on Pacific nations who are suffering more extreme weather events, writes Luke Fletcher
Tag: Climate Finance
The promise of debt for climate swaps in the Pacific
Debt for climate swaps offers a potential solution for PSIDS that are at high risk of debt distress which is directly related to their high vulnerability to climate change
Climate action training: leveraging Nationally Determined Contributions in the Pacific region
A workshop provided an opportunity to strengthen ambitions on climate change and enhance the capacities on integrating NbS within the NDCs in the Pacific region
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
Joint effort to deliver Pacific climate finance training
Pacific climate finance training to ensure that the advisors have a thorough understanding of climate finance, policy, and stakeholders
First disbursement made by the Green Climate Fund to the Federate States of Micronesia
Green Climate Fund to enhance the resilience of vulnerable communities in FSM and help them better adapt to the effects of climate change
New regional adviser deployed to unlock climate finance in Indo-Pacific
A new Commonwealth adviser has been deployed to mobilise climate finance in the Indo-Pacific region.
Fiji PM meet UN chief, extremely concerned that the world is heading to the wrong side of 1.5 degrees warming
Fijian PM told the UN SG that any scope of stability will be lost without collective global action to address the underlying threat of climate crisis
Vanuatu calls for pressure on State Parties yet to submit NDCs in-line with 1.5-degree pathways
Vanuatu has urged parties in the COP26 negotiations to have new and updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) that represent the highest possible ambition.
Money for “our backyard” but not the Green Climate Fund
Australian PM announced a new pledge for climate finance for Asia and Pacific countries at COP26. Despite this pledge, the government will not reinstate funding for the Green Climate Fund.