Tag: Climate Change
Climate change key focus of EU ‘case for the Pacific’ roundtable
By Kendall Hutt in Auckland
Climate change is the central focus of the European Union’s continuing relationship with the Pacific, says the international cooperation chief.
Stefano...
New Greenpeace vessel key to ‘do or die’ battle against oil...
By Kendall Hutt in Auckland
In light of news of President Donald Trump’s executive order today -- undoing integral climate change policies implemented under former...
On the oil protest front line: ‘It’s their future they’re fighting...
By Kendall Hutt
Young environmentalists were on the front lines of the fight against oil and gas exploration in New Zealand today with the People's...
PMC journalists gear up for new ‘Bearing Witness’ climate challenge
The Pacific Media Centre's popular “Bearing Witness” climate change project enters its second year next month.
As part of a collaborative venture between Auckland University...
Accuracy the key in climate change reporting, student journos told
By Abishek Chand in Suva
Student journalists of the University of the South Pacific have been reminded about the threat of climate change and the...
Coal comfort: Pacific nations on carbon collision course with Australia
By Dr Wesley Morgan in Suva
Uniquely vulnerable to the impacts of a warming world, Pacific island countries have long been considered the front-line of...
COP23 president Bainimarama to ‘reach out’ to Trump over climate
Flashback to Fiji in 2015 and the Pacific call for NZ to do more on climate change. Reporter Niklas Pedersen Video: Pacific Media Centre
By...
350.org Pacific calls on Suckling to stop ‘slap in face’ support...
The climate change advocacy group 350.org Pacific today called on Patrick Suckling, the Australian government’s Ambassador for the Environment, to immediately remove his support...
Biman Prasad: COP23 presidency — facing the gravity of the task...
ANALYSIS: By Professor Biman Prasad
It has been interesting to read about Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama's intentions on COP23 (Conference of Parties 23) in...
Greenpeace video shows NZ oil seismic blasts ‘betrayal’ over climate change
The Schlumberger seismic survey vessel, Amazon Warrior, seismic blasting approximately 120 nautical miles off the East Coast of New Zealand's North Island. Video: Nigel...
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...
Climate change hits low-lying islands in Bougainville
At least two children in the Nissan islands have been injured, falling off trees in desperate search for food, as climate change takes its toll...
New warning sirens for Suva by 2018
Five early warning sirens to protect Fijians in the case of a natural disaster are set to be established in Suva by 2018.
The newly...
Legal case filed as oil giant exits NZ for Arctic
An unprecedented legal case has been filed this week against the Norwegian government for allowing oil companies including state-owned Statoil to drill for new...
Pacific leaders continue the push for 1.5 degrees
The Pacific Islands Forum continues to push urgency towards limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees, putting pressure on the negotiated well below 2 degrees goal of...
Solar energy plans for American Samoa
In September leaders from Pacific Island nations came together in Honolulu as part of the 2016 International Union for Conservation of Nature World Conservation...
Te Reo Māori on ‘life support’, says Sharples
The New Zealand Human Rights Commission hosted a discussion on the importance of the United Nations Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)...
Oxfam slams NZ’s Pacific climate funds – too ‘business focused’
Oxfam New Zealand says the Government's finance towards Pacific climate change is business focused and does not benefit families in need.
Rachael Le Mesurier, Oxfam...
Regional fisheries, climate change, disaster risk management top Forum agenda
Increasing the economic returns of regional fisheries, and responding to the effects of climate change and disaster risk management are two priority issues that...
Obama addresses Pacific climate change during visit to Hawai’i
"No nation is immune from a changing climate," says President Barack Obama. Video: White House.
President Barack Obama has addressed Pacific Island leaders and acknowledged...
Climate change doco highlights Tokelau as world leader in ‘solar revolution’
The Asia-Pacific premiere of a documentary showcasing how the remote island dependency of Tokelau has became the world’s first solar-powered territory was screened this...
Climate change report confirms ‘worst fears’ for Pacific nations
The State of the Climate 2015 report released this week has reaffirmed that efforts by Pacific Island countries need to be accelerated to keep...