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Displaying 120 of about 371 resultsIn December history will be made in Paris, France with the anticipated sign off on a global climate change agreement at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21).
The Pacific islands contribute to less than 0.03% to the world’s total greenhouse gases yet are amongst the most vulnerable to th…
Analizar la relevancia de incorporar el enfoque de género a los estudios de Peligro Vulnerabilidad y Riesgos, constituyó uno de los propósitos del taller “Estudios de Peligro, Vulnerabilidad y Riesgos para la toma de decisiones. Análisis de Género” que durante tres días se desarrolló en la provincia cubana de Sancti Spíritus.
La MSc. Inalvis Rodríguez,…
The state is now working with the United Nations to integrate climate change into the development plans, reports the Fiji Times. According to a Government statement Commissioner Western Manasa Tagicakibau opened a three-day workshop that will ensure an inclusive, coordinated and collaborative approach in all development planning procedures.
"We aim to…
By Navinesh Kumar, IFRC
Frost and drought associated with the recent El-Nino events are affecting the livelihoods and water supply of an estimated 2.4 million people in Papua New Guinea. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched a Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) last September to support the Papua New Gu…
Millions of people in the Pacific are affected by the consequences of a powerful El Niño - the climate phenomenon that develops in the tropical Pacific and brings extreme weather to several regions of the world.
Papua New Guinea is currently the worst hit country in the region. Rainfall there has been below average for almost a year which, along with f…
By Bruno Vander Velde
In what is being called a “Marshall Plan” for the Pacific, a coalition of five low-lying island nations on Wednesday announced an ambitious effort to adapt to a changing climate that threatens their very existence.
The initiative, called “Pacific Rising,” would employ a three-pronged campaign of investment, capacity-building and…
29 September 2015 – The President of the Dominican Republic, among other leaders of small island developing States addressing the General Assembly today, noted the importance of tackling climate change as a key part of the broader work of ensuring sustainable development for all.
President Danilo Medina Sánchez welcomed the fact that “industrialized na…
A regional restoration of ecosystems services and climate change adaptation project aimed at increasing the resilience of Pacific Island countries and territories has started in the Kadavu and Ra provinces of Fiji.
The RESCCUE project, implemented by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), is being piloted in seven sites across Fiji, French Poly…
Although many developing and small states face similar challenges, a one-size-fits-all approach to development and finance is not appropriate, writes Deodat Maharaj, Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General for Economic and Social Development, Commonwealth Secretariat.
Recalling the "devastation unleashed by Cyclone Pam on Vanuatu, where a generation of d…
A team from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), visited Dominica during the week of September 7-11th, to offer further assistance with the recovery process after the damage caused by Tropical Storm Erika. The team also liaised with the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica (GOCD) to further craft the Bank’s post-disaster assistance. While there,…
As the world marks six months since one of the worst disasters to ever hit the Pacific, Save the Children is warning that water shortages are impacting cyclone-hit communities across Vanuatu but particularly on islands without natural water sources like rivers and creeks.
In June the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (O…
Colonia, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia - Sixty-five participants from nine small Pacific Island countries and territories have joined development partners this week to review and share experiences from the implementation of the Global Climate Change Alliance: Pacific Small Islands States project.
The European Union (EU) in partnership with…
The island of Guam will soon celebrate September as National Preparedness Month (NPM). Governor Eddie Baza Calvo will sign the NPM Proclamation on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 11 a.m. (ChST) at Adelup, in the Cabinet Conference Room.
This year’s theme for National Preparedness Month is, “Don’t Wait. Communicate. Make your emergency plan today.” NPM is…
The CARICOM agenda for reducing risks and building resilience in Caribbean Communities got a much-needed boost recently. 23 disaster risk management and community development professionals from 15 countries gathered at the headquarters of Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) for an intensive five-day workshop on project design and implementation organised b…
Text messaging is now officially part of the Early Warning System in the British Virgin Islands.
Representatives from all three cellular companies operating in the BVI today inked agreements that will facilitate the use of their respective Short Message Service (SMS) platforms to deliver emergency messages to their customer database.
His Excellency Go…