Pacific Islands students urge world leaders to “come up with robust actions towards climate change and make the Paris Agreement come to life” at COP27
Tag: Pacific
Financing loss and damage a moral imperative, global leaders at COP27 told
UN Secretary-General told world leaders that the Loss and Damage Finance Facility should be regarded as a “moral imperative”
Why a chain of tiny Pacific islands wants an international court opinion on responsibility for the climate crisis
Vulnerable small island states join Vanuatu in requesting the ICJ to give an advisory opinion on the rights and obligations of states under international law concerning the adverse effects of climate change
COP27 opens with call for world leaders not to backslide on emission reduction commitments
COP27 urged world leaders not to backslide on commitments to cut emissions and to deliver on pledges to help smaller countries deal with the impact of the climate crisis
WTO fisheries agreement will not help poverty alleviation in least developed countries
WTO must heed the call by small fisherfolks and discipline those responsible for the negative impacts of fisheries subsidies, says PANG Campaigner as 16 percent of the total global fisheries subsidies reach the small-scale fishers while at least 90 percent to large scale industrialised fisheries
No more drinking water, little food: our island is a field of bones
Banaba in the central Pacific is a microcosm of what has happened to this planet. It’s a place that cannot be brought back into balance without focused and collaborative care, writes Katerina Teaiwa
PacWastePlus Programme Commence Implementation of activities in the Federated State of Micronesia
PacWastePlus Programme in FSM to divert organic materials away from landfill and repurpose them into materials to boost agricultural activities
Greenpeace urges governments to stop deep sea mining at upcoming negotiations
The Greenpeace Network and New Zealand are calling on governments and ISA to stop Deep Sea Mining, which is an imminent threat to the Pacific islands
Countries step up on global climate justice case ahead of COP27 but Australia conspicuous by its absence
Australia pressured to join the twelve countries advocating the campaign for an ICJ advisory opinion on the human rights impacts of climate change
Pacific nations double down on their green demands
Pacific called on IMO member states to cut pollution from ships by at least 80% by 2040 and reach absolute zero by no later than 2050