Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies and ending coal could drastically reduce emissions and enable a transition to a green economy.- Climate Envoy
Tag: Pacific
Cook Island farmers take steps toward food security with livestock trainings
The PRISCO19 training provided farmers with basic management skills to identifying best practices that ensure food and nutrition security.
IPCC report shows ‘possible loss of entire countries within the century’
Pacific island nations are already being battered by king tides, catastrophic cyclones and sustained droughts.
Pacific at peril under current climate policies, new commitments still inadequate: report
Climate change, driven by coal, oil and gas is increasing the displacement of coastal communities from their ancestral lands.
Climate change: Low-income countries ‘can’t keep up’ with impacts
Officials and experts say low-income countries struggle to protect themselves against climate change.
Pacific Ministers prioritise addressing Covid-19 and climate change impacts on Pacific tuna fisheries
FFCMin18 addressed the impacts of Covid-19 and long-term threats of climate change on offshore fisheries.
Operation Island Chief continues protection of Pacific from illegal fishing
The Island Chief operation involved 500 personnel to conduct surveillance in the Pacific waters of 11 participating FFA member nations.
Climate, Covid and Co-ordination: Forum leaders hold online summit
Pacific has been at the forefront of promoting new international law on maritime spaces and the governance of the oceans.
Safeguarding Melanesian fishing communities against climate threats
Project to begin with risk assessments, surveys, and workshops to identify major climate threats on Melanesian fishing communities.
Working together to protect marine species in the Pacific
To address the critical issues and threats to marine species, SPREP has worked with Members and partners to develop the Pacific RMSP.