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….”
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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.”
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
Japan’s nuclear radioactive waste disposal plans are a fundamental breach of Pacific Peoples right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment: Pacific Groups
Pacific Groups describe Japan’s plan to proceed with the nuclear radioactive waste disposal without proper consultation with and consent from governments and people in the wider Pacific as “premature and unconscionable”
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
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