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NZPBCIntern
Mar 27, 20231 min read
Port Vila call to phase out fossil fuels
Six Pacific nations pledge to phase out fossil fuels "as soon as possible" but need international partners to finance the transition. A...
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NZPBCIntern
Feb 7, 20231 min read
Climate Change remains the single greatest threat for Pacific—new Pacific Security Report
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat has released the Pacific Security Outlook Report 2022 -2023, highlighting key regional security...
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NZPBCIntern
Dec 1, 20221 min read
Pacific nations seeking $70M from Green Climate Fund for fisheries adaptation
Fourteen Pacific Islands countries are working together on a unique application to access a $US70 million grant from the Green Climate...
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NZPBCIntern
Nov 15, 20221 min read
New platform gives insight into impact of climate crisis on Pacific people
A new platform to give world leaders a glimpse of the realities of climate-related issues in the Pacific has been launched at COP27 in...
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NZPBCIntern
Nov 13, 20221 min read
Pacific urges IMO to "revolutionise" international shipping
Pacific nations are urging the UN body that regulates shipping to ramp up efforts to "revolutionise" the sector by urgently decarbonising...
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NZPBCIntern
Sep 30, 20221 min read
US to commit more aid to Pacific
Talofa koutou! The United States is preparing to commit a lot more aid to the Pacific. As its first-ever summit with Pacific Island...
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NZPBCIntern
Sep 29, 20221 min read
Historic US-Pacific summit begins
The first ever United States summit with the countries of the Pacific is underway in Washington D.C. 12 nations have sent their leaders,...
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NZPBCIntern
Sep 9, 20221 min read
Redevelopment plans for Cook Islands wins international awards
Landscape redevelopment plans for Avarua, the main town on Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, and the island of Aitutaki, have won...
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NZPBCIntern
Sep 6, 20221 min read
Kiribati drought at critical stage says UN body
Fears of malnutrition and other illnesses are mounting in Kiribati as the country grapples with an ongoing drought. The Kiribati...
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NZPBCIntern
Aug 19, 20221 min read
Nanaia Mahuta to launch new climate finance strategy in Tonga
Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta is launching a new strategy during her visit to Tonga, which outlines how decisions will be made to spend...
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NZPBCIntern
Aug 2, 20221 min read
PM announces $15m to support Samoa with climate change priorities
New Zealand will provide $15m to support Samoa with its climate change priorities. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made the announcement on...
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NZPBCIntern
Jul 21, 20221 min read
Sea levels returning to normal in parts of the Pacific
Sea levels in the eastern Pacific are expected to return to normal after days of heavy swells that have caused flooding in the Cook...
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NZPBCIntern
Jul 20, 20221 min read
High swells hitting Pacific coasts made worse by rising sea levels
A prolonged indentation in sea levels is being blamed for causing damaging elevated high tides in the Cook Islands, both Samoas and...
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NZPBCIntern
Jul 15, 20221 min read
Tahiti district battered by massive swells
French Polynesia is being battered by 8-9 metre swells. All marine and water related activities are forbidden for most of the territory...
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NZPBCIntern
Jun 13, 20221 min read
Economic impacts of climate crisis making some nations poorer - report
A new report on the economic impacts of climate change faced by the world's most at-risk countries has found the climate crisis has made...
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NZPBCIntern
May 31, 20221 min read
Vanuatu declares a climate emergency
Vanuatu has become the first Pacific Small Island Developing State to declare it is facing a climate emergency. In a Twitter post, the...
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NZPBCIntern
May 21, 20221 min read
Tropical Cyclone Gina continues to impact Vanuatu
Early this morning the storm was about 150 kilometres west of Aneityum and 110km southwest of Tanna. Winds close to the centre are...
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NZPBCIntern
May 9, 20221 min read
Professor: let's call it what it is, a climate crisis
A professor of Pacific studies says the increase in the frequency of natural disasters and land erosions, and rising ocean temperatures,...
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NZPBCIntern
May 5, 20221 min read
World Bank plan to improve Marshall Islands' urban areas
The World Bank has approved a new project to strengthen the climate resilience, safety, and livability of urban areas of the Marshall...
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NZPBCIntern
Apr 18, 20221 min read
Our Ocean conference commitments worth US $16 billion
At the closing of the Our Ocean conference in Palau the co-hosts announced that 410 commitments were made by various, countries, civil...
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