The sinking island of Fanalei STANDING outside his home at Fouele settlement, Fredrick Maeaba gazes across the calm waters of Port Adam passage in the southern region of Malaita. His eyes were fixed on Fanalei Island, located some four kilometres across the waters. He was once a resident on that island. But six years ago […]
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Urban Flooding, a New Threat to the Capital of Solomon Islands
LEADERS of Solomon Islands, a tiny country in the pacific now realise the importance of preparedness to comprehend the impact of climate change and the changing weather pattern. In recent years, climate change has brought in new challenges for the local government and other stakeholders to mitigate. Preparedness was weak and slow though both local […]
The Island Way of Addressing Climate Change
The people of Mbuke Island in Manus Province, Papua New Guinea are making progress through adaption and mitigation efforts to address climate change. The Mbuke islanders have silently suffered the long term effects of climate change, caused by global warming, for over five decades now. With a population of 420, the people have seen and […]
Department of climate change expected in 2018
It is expected that the Government will officially establish a Department for Climate Change in 2018. This is according to the Director of Meteorological Services and Geo-hazards, David Gibson, when he opened a three-day training workshop on Climate Change for Vanuatu journalists at the department’s conference room in Port Vila Tuesday. Climate change is currently […]
Fiji, Ethiopia talk climate change and health issues
FIJI and Ethiopia have not contributed much to the climate change “we are facing now but that doesn’t mean that we should not be involved in the solutions”, says Ethiopia’s special adviser to the Prime Minister, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Dr Ghebreyesus was on a two-day visit to Fiji and he met with PM Voreqe […]
Fijians in low lying areas need to be wary – Bainimarama
Permanent Secretary for National Disaster Management Office Meleti Bainimarama is calling on communities living in low lying areas to be alert and to continually monitor the weather. “We’re looking at warning people living in low lying areas to be very wary of the weather should it change especially when darkness falls because of the risk […]
Forced displacement last option, says Tuvalu PM
PACIFIC Island nations need to address the issue of climate change displaced communities as it affects livelihoods, culture and society, says Tuvalu’s Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga. Speaking during a press conference at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) office in Suva yesterday, Mr Sopoaga said although it was […]
Climate change migration critical, says Fiji PM
THE issue of climate change and migration in the Pacific is very present and very critical to all, says Tuvalu’s Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga. Speaking at the Regional Meeting on Climate Change and Migration at the Pacific in Suva this week, Mr Sopoaga, said people being displaced around the region because of climate change and […]
Fiji PM is COP head
FIJI has become the first Pacific Island nation to preside over the 23rd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 23) in Bonn, Germany next year. The United Nations event is an annual meeting to discuss climate change-related issues around the world. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, accepting the presidency of COP 23, said the […]
Samoa’s PM urges countries to continue momentum of action against climate change
Samoa’s Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has urged the countries taking part in the 22nd Conference of the Parties, to keep moving forward in the fight against climate change. In his address, Tuilaepa emphasized that slowing down now, is not acceptable. “We have gathered in this wonderful city to determine how we can back up […]