As Pacific islanders experience extreme cyclones, what becomes of those in thatched fales? Where do they seek refuge when their homes are destroyed and they do not have the resources to build back?, writes Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson
Tag: COP27
Pacific leaders celebrate COP27 victory on loss and damage fund after decades of advocacy
As Pacific leaders and activists celebrate the announcement of the fund to assist poor nations hit by climate disasters for three decades, they say “more needed to be done”
No phase out of fossil fuels threatens gains on Loss and Damage
The failure of the text to include critical language to phase out fossil fuels at COP27 will further fuel climate change and lead to increased losses and damages, says 350.org
Pacific climate champion lauds Loss and Damage outcome from COP27 -but net zero, fossil fuel fight continues says Paeniu
Praising the decision made at COP27 on loss and damage, Pacific climate champion lamented the failure to achieve emissions targets and the phasing out of fossil fuels
From Safune Savai’i to IPCC report contributing Author, how Dr Luteru is working to inspire Pacific scientists
Dr Luteru Tauvale tells his story as a young boy on the rural island of Savai’i who turned into one of the contributing Authors of the IPCC report, encouraging Pacific scientists to aim high for their dreams
Frontline nations overcome odds to ensure climate justice isn’t lost or damaged at COP27
Pacific civil society groups urged world leaders to phase out all fossil fuels and throw every effort behind to preserve a 1.5-degree lifeline following commitment to a loss and damage finance facility at COP27
COP27 closes with deal on loss and damage: ‘A step towards justice’, says UN chief
COP27 closes with the establishment of a funding mechanism to compensate vulnerable nations for ‘loss and damage’ from climate-induced disasters
COP27: Keep 1.5 alive and phase out all fossil fuels
Pacific civil society organisations stood firm to keep 1.5 alive and phase out all fossil fuels at COP27
At COP27, SPREP and CSIRO sign partnership to benefit Pacific communities
A new partnership to help Pacific region, suffering from the impacts of climate change, to build the capacity of their own national scientific and research organisations to enable the collection of environmental data, analysis and interpretation
Nauru laments failure and lack of care from “those with real power”
Nauru told world leaders that “people with real power” do not care about communities that will be displaced and destroyed. Many of these communities are in the Pacific region