Tag: Global Warming

By Warief Djajanto Basorie Three hundred schoolchildren from the greater Jakarta area sat on a red carpet covering the cavernous Soedjarwo auditorium—named to honour the...

What if your country was swallowed by the sea? Kiribati (pop. 100,000) is one of the first countries that must confront the main existential dilemma...

DW Documentary reports on Kiribati's struggle for survival with climate change. Video: DW DOCUMENTARY: By Markus Henssler Climate change and rising sea levels mean the island...

By Mereoni Mili in Bonn, Germany It is important that women and girls remain in the centre of climate solutions. These were the words of Fiji's...

ANALYSIS: By David Hall of AUT's The Policy Observatory The problem with climate change – like any wicked problem – is that its story can...

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...

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...

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...

Pacific Media Centre News Desk Greenpeace Indonesia has staged a protest in front of the US embassy in Jakarta over the decision of President Donald...

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 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...

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...

OPINION: By Bill McKibben Donald Trump is so spectacularly horrible that it’s hard to look away – especially now that he’s discovered bombs. But precisely...

As schools, universities and other educational centres closed early today in the face of warnings over high winds and power outages with the full...

Highlighting the effects of climate change on small island states remains the central focus of upcoming climate negotiations co-chaired by Germany and Fiji. United Nations...

Climate change protesters blockaded the Petroleum Summit in the New Zealand city of New Plymouth today where the government was expected to announce the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...