Tag: Climate adaptation
Ocean at ‘breaking point’: Pacific angst at latest climate report
By Jamie Tahana of RNZ Pacific
For 74-year-old Teaga Esekia, a chief from the Tuvalu island of Vaitupu, the ocean is a lifeblood.
"Tuvaluans, they have...
NZ hui urges local climate action to help Pacific Islands
By Ayla Miller
Pasifika people in New Zealand need to take charge against climate change which is already threatening their home islands, an Auckland hui...
Australia ‘waters down’ Tuvalu Forum communique’s climate references
By RNZ Pacific
Australia looks to have succeeded in watering down language on climate change in the communiqué of today's Pacific Islands Forum leaders' summit...
Relocation for ‘sinking islands’ cheaper but ‘we’re staying’, vows Tuvalu PM
By Matthew Vari in Funafuti, Tuvalu
Relocation is a cheap option for sinking island countries - but "we are going to stay", vows Tuvalu Prime...
USP journo students return from Solomons climate storytelling project
By Michael Andrew
A group of University of the South Pacific journalism students have returned from a week-long trip to the Solomon Islands covering communities...
USP journo students head to Solomons for environmental reporting project
By Rosalie Nongebatu in Suva
Three journalism students from The University of the South Pacific in Suva have been selected to participate in a week-long...
Guterres praises Fiji over leadership in global battle against climate change
UN Webcast reports on the UN Secretary-General António Guterres in Fiji.
By RNZ Pacific
The UN Secretary General António Guterres has praised Fiji as a strong...
NZ could be ‘innovation lab’ for climate change strategy, says planner
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
New Zealand has the opportunity to be a climate change “innovation lab” for the rest of the world, says an international...
‘Most important years in history’ – last chance over climate, says...
Warming beyond 1.5C will unleash a frightening set of consequences and scientists say only a global transformation, beginning now, can avoid it. Climate Home...
Climate change advocacy calls for more ‘action’ response to Ardern’s UN...
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern recently addressed the UN General Assembly about the reality of climate change in the Pacific, and the threat inaction holds...
Listen to Pacific ‘voices’ or climate will spark conflict, say advocates
Policy makers, academics and NGO representatives discussed the urgent issue of climate change in the Pacific, where many communities have been forced to relocate....
Adaptation, mitigation and relocation – only Pacific choices, says academic
By Rahul Bhattarai
A leading academic on peace research issues has called for increased policy making efforts to face up to the challenges of Pacific...
Elisabeth Holland: Pacific climate change persistence – we’re all in the...
The University of the South Pacific’s environmental centre spearheading climate change research believes in working together for shared solutions, says Professor Elisabeth Holland. Video:...
Gallery: Bearing Witness journeys north …. to Fiji’s idyllic Rabi Island
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Pacific Media Centre's Bearing Witness climate project postgraduate student team Hele Ikimotu and Blessen Tom have just spent five days on...
More frontline research ‘by Pacific for Pacific’ plea at climate summit
Trailer for the controversial climate change documentary Anote’s Ark – former Kiribati President Anote Tong opened the first Pacific Climate Change Conference in Wellington...
‘We’re losing the climate change battle,’ warns Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron appeals to the world to do more on climate change. Video: Al Jazeera
French President Emmanuel Macron has delivered a rallying...
‘The world must act now’ on climate change, calls Bainimarama
By Anita Roberts in Bonn
The Paris Climate Agreement must be implemented swiftly as backing away will expose people to more risks, Fiji's Prime Minister Voreqe...
Health risks of climate change ‘earliest, most severe’ for Pacific –...
By Kendall Hutt in Auckland
Loss of sea ice, accelerated sea level rise, and longer, more intense heat waves. The observable effects of climate change...
‘Live, thrive in a new place’ – financing Pacific climate adaptation
By Kendall Hutt in Auckland
By the end of the 21st century, sea levels are expected to rise by a maximum of 1.5 metres as...
Pacific voices, culture key to climate change adaptation, say journalists
By Kendall Hutt in Auckland
Engaging with the Pacific and its stories of climate change is key to tackling the global issue, Catholic organisations have...
Fiji needs better urban planning to reduce climate change impact, says...
By Julie Cleaver and Kendall Hutt in Suva
The effects of climate change on vulnerable areas throughout Fiji could be reduced if the island nation...
Regional meeting eyes Pacific climate migration and displacement
By Debbie Singh in Suva
A regional meeting to consider key Pacific priorities and responsibilities for advancing commitments under international and regional policy frameworks on...