Fiji’s PM urged world leaders to meet their 2023 climate finance commitment and ensure emitters pay to adapt to the communities they are devastating
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COP26 is the last best chance to help climate-vulnerable countries in Asia and the Pacific
Together, our coalition of the willing can keep 1.5 alive, keep-low-lying island nations above water, keep erratic and severe weather from devastating us all, and keep the trust between nations.
Marshall Islands could vanish beneath the Pacific Ocean within 50 years, delegates warn CO26
Climate envoy urged world leaders to act before the islands of 60,000 population disappear due to the effects of climate change
Disappearing islands force Tuvalu to demand compensation from world polluters
Tuvalu and Antigua and Barbuda signed a pact to hold large nations accountable for climate change damage.
Pacific Ocean Commissioner calls for ocean protection at COP26
Henry Puna at the High-level launch of the ‘Third Because the Ocean Declaration’ said: “We must maintain the health, productivity and resilience of our ocean and its ecosystems”
Empty promises not enough, Fiji PM tells COP26
“No matter what they call them, carbon emissions are wrecking the climate. There’s nothing clean, natural or ethical about it”: Fijian PM at the COP26 opening
Soil expertise key to farming growth
USP and SPC organised training to improve local understanding of the science behind soil to boost agricultural productivity
Pacific region scale back attendance at COP26 due to COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic hurdles are preventing leaders of some Pacific Island nations from attending COP26 talks
Forum SG welcomes Australia’s net zero emission target by 2050
Henry Puna urged world leaders to pledge carbon emission cuts of 50 percent or more by 2030 during COP26
“World must act now to keep 1.5 degrees alive” says Forum SG
FICs call for more ambitious targets from major polluting nations to ensure that carbon emission cuts keep temperature rise at no more than 1.5 degrees