The Marshall Islands’ climate request is one of 55 human rights-related recommendations Australia has rejected.
Tag: Climate
Drue: The village caught between a rock and a hard place
Cyclones, storm surges and flooding are commonplace for communities across Fiji but climate change means these disasters are becoming more intense says Ms Jackson
Advancing together in Asia and the Pacific
Integrated approaches for climate-resilient development supported by UNDP are improving lives and livelihoods and protecting the planet as nations race to address the climate crisis.
Pacific islands call for coordinated regional approach to ocean observing
Pacific Islands Workshop calls for a regional strategy to optimise future ocean sensor deployments and support more national ocean stakeholder engagement activities.
UNESCO warns Australian Government’s failure on climate means Great Barrier Reef is ‘World Heritage in danger
According to a new report, UNESCO recommends the Great Barrier Reef be listed among World Heritage sites in danger.
Addressing the climate crisis in the Pacific through the Kiwa Initiative
The Kiwa Initiative will provide technical and financial support to strengthen the resilience of Pacific countries and territories’ ecosystems, economies and communities.
Tina Hydro gets the green light
Tina River Hydropower Development Project will help the Solomon Islands transition away from diesel-powered energy and strengthen energy security.
PNG: not such a hungry country says, Professor
Professor in the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University says he would never describe PNG as a hungry country.
Pacific islands make lonely case for carbon price on shipping
The Marshall Islands and the Solomon Islands called for a price on shipping pollution at the UN body but got only tepid support from European nations
The mice that roared: how eight tiny countries took on foreign fishing fleets
Eight Pacific countries created a revolutionary system that brings in $500m a year and prevents the overfishing that blights other regions