Savai’i Geologist warns of ash fallout from Tonga volcano
Tuapou Warren Jopling [Photo: CMR]
Eliminating Gender from Marine Resource Management
In the 2021 Pacific Resilience Meeting, Maxine Anijaga, the coordinator at Papua New Guinea Center for Locally Managed Areas, spoke about “women and traditional governance in marine resource management in…
1 in 4 bat species in Pacific Islands threatened with extinction
By Charlie Tañala An estimated 25% of the 191 existing bat species in the Pacific islands region are threatened with extinction, according to data compiled by researchers who joined the…
So now will you listen? A Pacific perspective on the IPCC report
The Climate Report may come as a surprise to many, but for the people of the Pacific, these are our lived realities. Cyclones, droughts and floods are a part of our lives. Cyclone warnings are our normal, preparation and recovery come natural to us, because on an island, disasters are so normalized that we take it in our stride as our economies a crippled momentarily while we get back on our feet.
This is climate change: Pacific Northwest heat wave
The Pacific Northwest in the United States is experiencing unprecedented heat wave this week. Washington State and Oregon have clocked historical temperature highs, never before recorded in the typically cooler…
Our view on Cop27: this is no time for apathy or complacency
Climate change is a global problem that requires cooperation between all nations. That’s why today more than 30 newspapers and media organizations in more than 20 countries have taken a…
Climate on the agenda in Samoa and China meeting
Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa with Chinas Foreign Minister Wang Yi
Helping Pacific Island communities build energy resilience – new paper
Helping Pacific Island communities build energy resilience – new paper Image: Getty The inhabitants of the Pacific Islands are locked in an ongoing battle against rising sea levels and tropical…
Samoas Galumalemana reelected to UN Climate Change COP Bureau
Galumalemana Anne Rasmussen, one of Samoas long serving climate negotiators has been reelected to the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties (COP), representing Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The…
Two I-Kiribati fishermen in RMI waters saved by FSM vessel after seven days at sea
In Display of Micronesian Solidarity, FSM-Flagged Queen Elizabeth 959 Rescues Two I-Kiribati Fishermen in the Marshall Island’s Exclusive Economic Zone PALIKIR, October 9th 2021 (FSMIS)—On October 6th, 2021, the Queen…