Climate Refugees are Fleeing From an Inescapable Threat
The Boe Declaration, published by the 49th Pacific Islands Forum in 2018, stated, “We reaffirm that climate change remains the single greatest threat to the livelihoods, security and wellbeing…
Category: Climate Journalism
European Union Invests EUR 9 Million into Pacific Climate Information Services Project
On July 9th, the Intra-ACP Climate Services and Related Applications (ClimSA) project was launched by the European Union at the Pacific Climate Change Center in Apia, Samoa. ClimSA will be used to…
2021 Pacific Resilience Meeting: Our People, Our Journey: Nurturing Pacific Resilience from Home
The 2nd annual Pacific Resilience Meeting, sponsored by the Pacific Resilience Partnership, took place from July 5 through July 8. This year’s theme was “Our People, Our Journey: Nurturing Pacific…
Pacific journalists focus on traditional knowledge in climate change
Journalists from across the Pacific focused on the role of traditional knowledge in reporting on climate change during a Media Masterclass on the sidelines of the Pacific Resilience Meeting 2021.…
Green investment interest in the Pacific increases
Over the 2010s, interest in Environment, Social, and Government (ESG) style investment has skyrocketed, due to concerns over climate change, environmental destruction, and the simple growth of “green” businesses. Long…
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…
Study shows Pacific women at high risk for mercury poisoning
A study jointly conducted by IPEN and the Biodiversity Research Institute found elevated levels of mercury in women from small island states and countries ranging across the Pacific Ocean, the…
Two Samoas hit with extreme temperatures
American Samoa and the Independent State of Samoa are both experiencing historically high number of ‘hot days’ this decade according to the latest report by the Pacific Islands Climate Regional…