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Displaying 293 of about 293 resultsFiji's financial losses due to climate change related disasters will be 50 percent higher by 2050 according to a new study.
Storms, floods and cyclones currently cause losses of around US$245-million annually.
The study released by the Fiji government and the World Bank at the COP23 climate change conference in Germany today uses new methods to assess…
Pacific islanders may be among the first climate migrants - but a range of thorny legal obstacles stands in the way.
By Laurie Goering
LONDON - Pacific islanders may be among the first people in the world forced to migrate as a clear result of climate change - but a range of thorny legal obstacles stands in the way of that happening successfully…
By Mere Nailatikau
SUVA, Fiji - In the Pacific, climate change is an ever-present threat, undermining human rights, livelihoods, and security. Pacific Islanders are working with courage and resolve to build the resilience of their communities and to catalyse international actions towards ending global carbon pollution.
While the Pacific has cont…
The Government of Samoa in partnership with the Pacific Community today launched its Fire Reduction Strategy aimed at reducing the number of fires whilst increasing fire safety and awareness across the country.
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Hon. Fiame Naomi Mataafa officially launched the strategy and explained im…
By Dan Stothart
Many people have probably only heard of Dominica in passing. Most would confuse this tiny Caribbean island with the Dominican Republic, its larger sister to the northeast. Still, some might remember Hurricane Maria slamming through Dominica in September before the news channels filled with the devastation that Maria then wrought on Pue…
The UN General Assembly has declared November 5 as the World Tsunami Awareness Day each year to promote a global culture of tsunami awareness. The proposal for this came in 2015 from Japan which has experienced the greatest number of tsunamis to date.
The March 2011 Tohoku, Japan devastating event still looms in the minds of people across the globe.
T…
New York, Bonn on the Rhine River and Malmo are among rich cities that have signalled they want to work with cities in developing nations.
Coastal cities to share experience with sea level rise
Fiji to host talks in Bonn on climate change
Islands seek partnerships after Trump quits Paris deal
By Alister Doyle
OSLO - Cities in tropical isla…
By Lin Taylor
SOUTH RIVER, Vanuatu - Each time teenager Freddy Sei hears the rumble of thunder, sees rains pound the earth in his small coastal village or watches strong winds whip palm trees, he is gripped with fear.
The 15-year-old lives in Vanuatu, a Pacific island nation that two years ago was ravaged by monster cyclone Pam with Freddy watching as…