Tag: Climate adaptation

By Sri Krishnamurthi, reporting for the Pacific Media Centre Six years on from being appointed head of the Pacific Community, Director-General Collin Tukuitonga, a boy...

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...

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...

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...

By Matthew Vari in Funafuti, Tuvalu Relocation is a cheap option for sinking island countries - but "we are going to stay", vows Tuvalu Prime...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern recently addressed the UN General Assembly about the reality of climate change in the Pacific, and the threat inaction holds...

Policy makers, academics and NGO representatives discussed the urgent issue of climate change in the Pacific, where many communities have been forced to relocate....

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...

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:...

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...

Trailer for the controversial climate change documentary Anote’s Ark – former Kiribati President Anote Tong opened the first Pacific Climate Change Conference in Wellington...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...