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: Loss and Damages
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
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
Ten years of loss and damage finance = one year of fossil fuel subsidies
A new report by Greenpeace Australia Pacific discovers that one year of fossil fuel subsidies in Australia could fund up to ten years’ worth of loss and damages in Pacific islands
Pacific nations find hope despite pushback on loss and damage
Pacific island nations most likely not to meet goal of loss and damage funding in COP27, but still remain hopeful to achieve it in future global summits
Pacific islanders present historic declaration to leaders at COP27
Pacific island youth present declaration that calls for justice, equity and inclusion for all Pacific communities at the frontlines of being deeply impacted by the climate crisis
Tuvalu’s innovative contingency plan to address scientific predictions of being uninhabitable by 2050
Tuvalu is promoting the new plan that protects the island nation’s maritime boundaries through a Constitution amendment
Our Pacific Islands lost and damaged reality
Pacific demands a dedicated special fund for Loss and Damage at COP27. “We need to fight hard for a financial facility for Loss and Damage.”