Tag: Pacific climate change
Pacific climate warrior says ‘name who we’re fighting – the fossil...
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
Pacific youth climate champion Suluafi Brianna Fruean has likened her first time in the United Nations building to primary...
NZ boosts support for ‘grassroots’ climate action in Solomon Islands
By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific journalist
The New Zealand government has committed $15 million to support Solomon Islands provincial administrations to strengthen climate resilience at...
UN adopts Vanuatu-led resolution in ‘epic win’ on climate change
RNZ Pacific
The UN General Assembly has adopted a Vanuatu-led resolution calling for an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on climate...
Climate data from Pacific has deteriorated, says new report
By Caleb Fotheringham for RNZ Pacific
The quality and quantity of Pacific Island climate data has been getting worse in recent decades according to a...
Honiara doesn’t want to be forced to choose sides, says Foreign...
RNZ Pacific
Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele says the country joined an agreement with the United States only after changes to wording relating to...
Pacific, EU launch landmark ‘blue green’ climate alliance
RNZ Pacific
Pacific and European Union negotiators have launched the Blue Green Alliance at the COP26 Conference of Parties' climate summit in Glasgow.
The EU's Ambassador...
‘We’ve done our part’ to ward off a ‘hellish future’, says...
By Talebula Kate
Fiji has done its part in the fight against climate change by pushing for the first international accord to include the 1.5-degree...
Pasifika climate activist’s cry to COP: ‘We’re not drowning, we’re fighting’
By Hamish Cardwell, RNZ News climate reporter
A New Zealand Pasifika climate activist has told the UN climate meeting that young Pacific people are not...
Pacific nations will be mostly unheard at critical COP26 climate summit
RNZ Pacific
Global climate talks have started in Glasgow, Scotland, but most Pacific leaders cannot get there.
While the leaders of four Pacific nations are attending...
Bainimarama briefed on Fiji, Pacific priorities at COP26 to dodge disaster
By Talebula Kate in Suva
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama was briefed yesterday on Fiji’s priority areas ahead of the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) which...
Pacific Forum welcomes NZ climate aid boost, urges collective action
By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist
The head of the Pacific Islands Forum says New Zealand's climate aid boost augurs well heading into COP26, and...
There’s no time left for empty climate promises, says Pacific activist
By Dominic Godfrey, RNZ Pacific Journalist
The Pacific's coral reef systems and coastal fisheries are set for extinction if wealthy nations don't drastically and immediately...
Problem of racism towards Pasifika in climate change: ‘We want to...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Mariner Fagaiava-Muller, RNZ Pacific Journalist
In New Zealand, youth climate change movement School Strike 4 Climate Auckland has declared itself as racist,...