The Forum Chair is committed to maintaining ongoing dialogue with Japan and the IAEA on planned discharge and calls on the region to be wary of nuclear wastewater discharge
Tag: Oceans
‘Science is also Debatable’: Tuvalu disagrees with Fiji PM Rabuka’s Fukushima stance
While Tuvalu continues to advocate preventing Japan from going ahead with dumping nuclear waste into our Pacific Ocean, it is concerned about Fiji PM’s Fukushima stance
Fukushima discharge expected to start Thursday, Pacific remains divided
As Fukushima discharge is expected to start today, there are a range of views on the plan in the Pacific, ranging from support based on the findings of the IAEA report to continued opposition
Pacific countries urged to take advantage of geopolitical interests to support ocean governance
Marshall Islands urged Pacific countries to take advantage of greater interest from global power to support ocean governance
Vanuatu’s National Ocean Policy addresses some outstanding ocean related territorial disputes
Vanuatu is confident the long-standing joint submission with Fiji and Solomon Islands to extend their outer limits of the continental shelf in the North Fiji Basin may be resolved soon
IAEA Director General Statement on Discharge of Fukushima Daiichi ALPS Treated Water
The IAEA Director General has committed to the IAEA continuing its impartial, independent, and objective safety review as Japan is expected to start discharge into the sea on 24 August
Pacific Islands Forum Troika Leaders Meeting considers Japan’s planned release of ALPS-Treated Water at Fukushima
Pacific Islands Forum Troika Leaders Meeting considers it important to have a discussion on Japan’s planned release of ALPS-treated water
My decision to endorse the IAEA findings of Fukushima is taken by me as a PM’s prerogative – Rabuka
Fiji’s PM says the decision to endorse the IAEA findings of Fukushima is taken by him as a PM’s prerogative and those who oppose the position are obviously entitled to their viewpoints
OPOC Commissioner not concerned with ‘turf war’ and ‘mandate creep’ in the ocean space
New Pacific Ocean Commissioner confident of the support and close collaboration with other regional organisations working in ocean governance
Special envoy urges Pacific nations to ‘ratify and implement’ oceans agreements
UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy urged Pacific nations to now focus on ratification and implementation of oceans agreements while great strides have been made towards reaching the SDG14