Pacific reiterated the call for new and innovative sources of finance to begin to address the “lived reality for our region” in preparations for COP27
Tag: Climate
Youths amplifying Pacific voices at UN meeting
Pacific youths amplify their voices to world leaders to vote yes for climate justice on the UNGA 77 resolution for an ICJ advisory opinion
Pacific Islands students target UN court as key weapon to fight climate change
“Pacific Islanders, young people and all climate-vulnerable countries have so much to lose because of climate change,” yet the world is “not moving as fast as we need to be,” says Pacific youth campaigner
Resourcing community solutions for loss and damage in the Pacific Islands
Pacific Islands with a deep connection to their geography and those directly experiencing loss and damage impacts can best determine how funds would be spent to address the harm, says Salote Soqo
New report highlights increased disaster risks for the Pacific
A new report revealed every increment of a degree between 1.5°C and 2°C translates into increased climate risks that will have multidimensional impacts on Pacific people and their livelihoods
Climate crisis in Pacific needs urgent attention
With the need for urgent attention to climate crisis in the Pacific, climate campaign manager writes, “for years, our pleas for help have fallen on deaf ears….”
Human rights lawyer explores loss and impact of climate crisis in Pacific islands in new book
“How obscene is it that communities (like Pacific islands) with the smallest carbon footprint are paying the steepest price for a crisis we had almost no hand in creating?” Human rights lawyer wrote
Assessing Remittances Potential to Build Climate Resilience in the Pacific
Accessing predictable and adequate sources of climate finance that enable Pacific Islanders to build resilience against the impacts of climate change continues to be a challenge, write authors
Chairman shares Vanuatu’s hope for Climate Change adaptation and Resilience building project
The chair of the third PACRES Project Steering Committee reiterates the urgency to scale up climate action in the Pacific region
New Parametric Microinsurance Products launched to cushion impact of Climate Change in Fiji
Two new parametric micro-insurance products to build financial preparedness and disaster risk resilience for Fiji’s most vulnerable communities