Tag: Climate Change

OPINION: By Mata'afa Keni Lesa in Apia There is no doubt about it. The leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum in Apia this week have...

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 Kendall Hutt in Auckland Concerns have emerged New Zealand may not meet its obligations under the Paris Agreement if a law on emissions is...

ANALYSIS: By Rod Campbell As much of the world watched the G20 last week, another leaders’ summit was on in Fiji. Fiji will chair the next...

Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk A Wansolwara second-year student journalist from the University of the South Pacific has been included among 10 Pacific journalists who have...

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk As Pacific leaders gather in Fiji, civil society groups are urging them to take the strongest possible climate message to the...

By Rashneel Kumar in Avarua, Rarotonga The Cook Islands is part of a 12-nation research project to comprehensively map Pacific Islands journalism culture at a...

Hamilton law student Sarah Thomson speaking about her court case against the NZ government. Video: Greenpeace NZ A New Zealand law student is battling the...

By Nasik Swami in Suva Current national contributions by countries to the Paris Agreement on climate change are not enough to save the Pacific, says...

Hele Ikimotu checks out Auckland responses to climate change in a vox pops video. By Hele Ikimotu in Auckland Pasifika youth should be more engaged with...

Campaigning to save threatened Pacific and global fish stocks. Video: UN Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Political leaders from across the Pacific have played a central role...

EDITORIAL: By Fred Wesley Today is a special day. On June 5 every year there is a concerted effort to promote awareness on the importance...

By Kendall Hutt Climate change is at the heart of a unique regional study into journalism culture in the Pacific. The study, focusing on journalism’s role...

Tukuraki after the landslide ... video by Julie Cleaver. In January 2012, a small Fijian village on Viti Levu was almost wiped off the map...

Cyclone Donna has left destruction in its wake in Vanuatu's north and is now tracking towards New Caledonia. Authorities have issued a level one alert...

By Julie Cleaver and Kendall Hutt in Tukuraki, Fiji After six years in limbo, the villagers of Tukuraki in the Fiji highlands of Ba on...

By John I. Borja in Hagåtña, Guam The social aspects of climate change must be considered in efforts to protect the environment, says Guam’s coadjutor...

Dr Morgan Wairiu speaking in a clip from the Asia Pacific Report interview. Video: PMC Report by Kendall Hutt and video by Julie Cleaver in...

Jenny Jiva, a Fiji student climate change activist, speaking in a Bearing Witness interview with PMC journalist TJ Aumua in Suva last year. Video:...

ANALYSIS: By Professor Eelco Rohling in Canberra Getting climate change under control is a formidable, multifaceted challenge. Analysis by my colleagues and me suggests that...

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...