Pacific youths amplify their voices to world leaders to vote yes for climate justice on the UNGA 77 resolution for an ICJ advisory opinion
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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
Pacific Disaster Ministers show leadership, Goodwill and a future vision to build a safer Pacific for communities
Pacific leaders endorsed the ‘Nadi Declaration’ to raise the bar for resilience building in the Pacific, given the escalating risks facing the region
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
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
Kiribati drought at critical stage says UN body
Kiribati fears an increase in malnutrition and other illnesses as the country grapples with ongoing drought
Malolo ruins still worry many villagers
When they developed the area, our catch wasn’t like before. The number of fish and crabs we used to catch before all dropped.
Plastic pollution could put 2.3 million Pacific Islanders’ livelihoods at stake
Experts say up to 53 million metric tonnes of plastic pollution by 2030 will annually affect the livelihoods of Pacific Islanders
Solid waste threatens fragile paradise of Gizo
The fragile paradise of Gizo, Solomon Islands, has been threatened by poor solid waste management and these are “found anywhere within Gizo shorelines to nearby coastal communities.”