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….”
Tag: Climate
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
Navigating Climate-Related Mobility and Human Security in the Pacific Islands
It is critical to ensure that human security approaches to climate mobility are integrated into and strengthen regional processes in the Pacific, writes Tim Westbury
Climate risk assessment of Kiribati finds significant ecological and financial risk
A new assessment confirms that the climate situation in Kiribati is dire and provides Kiribati with an urgent road map for actions to address several economic and ecological issues
Sea level rises forcing community to relocate from Carteret Islands in Papua New Guinea
Carteret Islands community in PNG have no choice but to give up the way of life of generations before them due to sea level rise caused by climate change
Workshop prioritises invasive weed targets for natural enemies in Samoa
Samoa has safely and successfully used Natural Enemies – Natural Solutions to control invasive weeds that were damaging the resilience of natural island ecosystems
Fiji and SPREP commit to integrated approaches to tackling climate change, biodiversity loss and waste management
Fiji to work with SPREP and Fijian communities to address pressing needs in waste management, climate change and marine resource, and ocean conservation in Fiji