COP27 urged world leaders not to backslide on commitments to cut emissions and to deliver on pledges to help smaller countries deal with the impact of the climate crisis
Tag: Climate
On Guam there is no birdsong, you cannot imagine the trauma of a silent island
Climate change, invasive species and military expansion have formed an unholy trinity that threatens our small but ancient civilization on the island of Guam, writes Julian Aguon
Vanuatu elevates draft resolution to UNGA requesting an advisory opinion from ICJ on climate change
Humanity must “leave no stone unturned in its effort to address the climate crisis,” says Vanuatu’s special climate envoy
Tonga’s first large-scale battery systems take country closer to achieving NDC climate targets
Tonga is getting closer to achieving NDC climate targets as it opens its first utility-scale battery energy storage system project
UNCDF launches first Parametric Micro-Insurance Product for Climate Vulnerable Communities in Vanuatu
Vanuatu becomes second country in the Pacific to launch Micro-Insurance Product that will protect climate vulnerable populations against the adverse financial impacts of extreme weather hazards
Pacific nations double down on their green demands
Pacific called on IMO member states to cut pollution from ships by at least 80% by 2040 and reach absolute zero by no later than 2050
Four ways we can keep Accelerating Climate Change Financing in the Pacific
There is a critical need to boost climate finance in the Pacific, as the window for taking transformative action is closing, writes ADB Pacific Senior Climate Change Specialist
The Pacific’s future: ‘It’s either rats or reefs’
Invasive species are driving biodiversity loss in the Pacific. Island nations can fight them if the world helps increase investment in managing invasive species, writes SPREP Director General
Cook Islands partners up to counter climate change
Cook Islands seeks assistance from New Zealand to help their islands impacted by climate change
An urgent call for climate security from Tuvalu’s Minister for Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs
Tuvalu’s Foreign Minister calls for bold and urgent climate actions to achieve real climate security at the national, regional, and international levels