Climate change is already pushing some human systems and ecosystems beyond their adaptation limits. Pacific Island nations have been spearheading demands for stronger commitments.
Tag: Climate
Pacific Islanders: Failure to commit to 1.5 degrees at COP27 will imperil the World’s Oceans
Pacific Islanders are deeply concerned about the fate of the oceans if world leaders fail to secure the pledges to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5 Degrees Celsius
Region needs urgent support against climate change
Pacific Islands region in critical need of resources for climate change mitigation and adaptation
World must take lead from Pacific island nations in addressing worst impacts of climate change
Developed countries urged to ramp up climate actions as the latest IPCC report gives a stark warning of most vulnerable people and nations, including the Pacific, will be the worst hit by climate change
IPCC report: A last chance for climate action for a Pacific in peril
Climate impacts seen and experienced across Pacific Island likely to worsen after the latest IPCC report warns the world could surpass 1.5 degrees of warming in the next two decades
The big picture for our big Ocean states in 2022- thoughts from the Blue Pacific
SG Puna urged big emitters and wealthy nations to now shift gear towards their commitments under the Paris Agreement, reminding them of the vulnerable groups that are impacted by climate change and related disasters
UK continues support for Pacific islands on journey to COP27
Pacific seek support from the UK COP Presidency for COP27 to engage with the Pacific region in preparation for COP27 where Pacific youth, women and vulnerable groups can be heard
Palau Climate Champion calls for resource, capacity support for SIDS on Article 6
Palau Climate Champion calls for more attention on non-carbon market approaches as part of climate action
Dislocation and disruption: climate change in the Indo-Pacific in 2035
Robert Glasser describes an extrapolation scenario from current climate science and observations of recent extreme climate-related hazards and their societal impacts in the Indo-Pacific.
Fiji gets to tell its own climate story in new books for children
Publishers hope the new series will inspire the children of the Pacific to protect an ocean deeply connected to their culture. “We want Pacific children not to fear the ocean; rather they must be empowered to become respectful protectors…”