Tag: Climate adaptation
Paris climate summit ‘positive – but not enough for Pacific’, says...
By Thomas Leaycraft of Scoop
Last year's COP21 Paris agreement on climate change was "a positive outcome' but did nowhere near enough to address the...
Indigenous rights lawyer tells of ‘early zero-emissions’ lifestyle
By Thomas Leaycraft of Scoop
Pacific Island peoples could be "early reclaimers" of a zero-emissions lifestyle, while also urging the international community to take "extreme"...
Pacific nations need to ‘weave together’ – act now over climate,...
Pacific nations need to weave together and act now to avoid tragedy as the effects of climate change take their toll on the region,...
‘If we can’t solve climate change, we’ll need Kapiti Island’, says...
By Thomas Leaycraft of Scoop
When Kiribati President Anote Tong told his story about climate change to the United Nations General Assembly, they didn’t listen.
“They...
Fiji Report: Suva Declaration pushes losses, damages issue for COP21 in...
Report from Pacific Media Centre
By Kai Ping Lew in Suva
Recognising losses and damages as a separate issue from adaptation in climate change policy is...