PRIME Minister Voreqe Bainimarama met his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday as part of discussions on Fiji’s contribution to United Nations peacekeeping operations in the region. Mr Bainimarama, who is currently in Israel as part of his Middle East tour, said Fiji provided servicemen and women to UN operations in the Israel-Syria border and in […]
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EU ready to help Pacific resilience
RESILIENCE agenda and resilience building features prominently in both the European Union humanitarian and development assistance in the country, says EU ambassador to Fiji and the Pacific Andrew Jacobs. Speaking at the Pacific Resilience Week in Suva, Mr Jacobs said the event was significant because it was set to take place a few weeks away […]
Fiji in world’s high risk group
FIJI, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu are among the top 15 highest risk countries in the world because of frequent floods, drought, tropical cyclones, earthquakes, and tsunamis. Speaking at the Global Health Emergency Workforce (GHEW) Country Preparedness workshop last week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) technical officer Dr Wendy Snowdon said Pacific […]
Satellite technologies and the fight against illegal fishing in Easter Island
Easter Island is best known for its mysterious Moai statues, which dominate part of the hilly coastline and stare at the horizon like ancient watchmen of the once bountiful ocean. Just beyond the reach of their gaze lies a large stretch of open water, known as the high seas, that provides a vital spawning ground […]
Samoa to focus on challenges faced by oceans
Sea level rise and illegal fishing is harming Samoa’s present and future
This Canadian company wants to mine for gold on the bottom of the ocean
PNG villagers cannot fully comprehend Nautilus’ offer of new infrastructure at the expense of mining the ocean floor
Partnerships between govts, NGOs, regional universities encouraged to fight against climate change
Samoan doctoral student laments need for more support toward the fight against climate change
$23m grant from Japan to build Pacific Climate Change centre in Samoa
Pacific Climate Change Centre will enhance operational capacity through improving skills of all Pacific island countries