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PNG and Pacific unite on environmental, climate matters
The National
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PAPUA New Guinea and the Pacific islands will stand united on environment protection, climate change, sustainable fisheries, marine and resources development for the benefit of everyone, says Section PNG general-secretary Gabriel Dusava. Dusava...
BEHIND THE NEWS | Unlocking Fiji’s economic through women in energy
The Fiji Times
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August 16, 2025
Fiji stands to boost its GDP per capita by a staggering 30 per cent by closing the gender gap in employment, according to the World Bank latest Pacific Economic Update. But entrenched barriers, from childcare shortages to workplace discrimination...
Leave no-one behind: Social protection reducing poverty in Kiribati
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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August 10, 2025
“Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life.” Nelson Mandela’s powerful words resonate deeply and underscore the significance...
‘Capricious’: A loss of confidence and the Navy way of explaining
WorldNetDaily
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August 16, 2025
The USNS John Ericsson and the USS Ronald Reagan sail in formation with the Japanese destroyer JS Ikazuchi during a replenishment in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 16, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jason Tarleton) It is difficult to...
The World Court ruled countries can be held liable for climate change damage – what does that mean for the US? (Opinion)
Daily Camera - Colorado
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August 10, 2025
The International Court of Justice issued a landmark advisory opinion in July 2025 declaring that all countries have a legal obligation to protect and prevent harm to the climate. The court, created as part of the United Nations in 1945, affirmed...
Horrific! How Climate Change Has Caused An Entire Island Nation To Migrate To Australia
Free Press Journal
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In a landmark move, the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu is preparing to become the first country in the world to relocate its entire population due to climate change. Scientists warn that the country, made up of nine low-lying coral islands, may...
The World Court just ruled countries can be held liable for climate change damage – what does that mean for the U.S.?
The Sequim Gazette - Washington State
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August 7, 2025
The International Court of Justice issued a landmark advisory opinion in July declaring that all countries have a legal obligation to protect and prevent harm to the climate. The court, created as part of the United Nations in 1945, affirmed that...
How The World’s Highest Court Bolstered The Fight For Climate Reparations
Honolulu Civil Beat - Hawaii
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August 5, 2025
The International Court of Justice ruling that climate harm violates international law is expected to shape current — and future — climate lawsuits. This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. As...
Explained: The Crown Minerals Amendment Bill and the climate backlash
Te Ao Maori News
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August 2, 2025
The Crown Minerals Amendment Bill passed its third and final reading in Parliament, reversing the 2018 ban on offshore oil and gas exploration. Environmentalists say the move is a win for fossil fuel companies and shifts the financial burden of...
The World Court just ruled countries can be held liable for climate change damage – what does that mean for the US?
The Conversation
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August 1, 2025
The International Court of Justice issued a landmark advisory opinion in July 2025 declaring that all countries have a legal obligation to protect and prevent harm to the climate. The court, created as part of the United Nations in 1945, affirmed...
Climate crisis to legal battles
New Age Bangladesh
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| IUCN IN A quiet courtroom in the Hague, history stirred. A legal ripple, as gentle as a sigh from the Pacific, reached the shorelines of global governance. The International Court of Justice declared, in an advisory fashion though, that one...
Pacific calls for bold climate-health action in Belem Plan
Pacific News Service
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The Pacific has emphasised the urgent need for the Belem Health Action Plan to address climate change challenges in Western Asia and the Pacific. Speaking on behalf of the region at the 2025 Global Conference on Climate and Health, the Minister...
Global, Regional, and National Burden Trends in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Attributable to Particulate Matter Pollution: 1990–2021 and Projections to 2036
Dove Medical Press
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July 31, 2025
Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a common respiratory disease, is a major healthcare burden and a cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.1 The most recent Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study...
Tuvalu is being lost to climate change. Other countries will likely follow.
The Week Magazine
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July 31, 2025
The island nation of Tuvalu is becoming the first country to be completely lost due to rising sea levels. However, the country is possibly only the first of many without actions taken to mitigate climate change. Country casualty Tuvalu, located in...
Palau, FSM, RMI, Kiribati, and Nauru to form MPS Secretariat
Pacific News Service
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Nauru is looking to host a Micronesia Presidents’ Summit Secretariat with leaders of Nauru, Palau, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), and Kiribati putting in motion efforts to formalise the legal status...
Australia’s courts say climate change is a political problem. The ICJ just made it a legal issue
Crikey
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July 29, 2025
They were two decisions, from two separate courts, issued both a week and a world apart. One, a class action lawsuit filed in 2021 by a First Nations community in the Torres Strait, alleged the Australian government had failed to meaningfully...
Chinese seawater desalination project in Kiribati eases water shortages
China Daily Global
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In a groundbreaking development, a Jiangsu seawater desalination company has successfully inaugurated a transformative 250-ton seawater desalination project in Kiribati, liberating over 2,000 locals from the enduring burden of water scarcity....
Tarawa, Kiribati: An Undiscovered Island Nation in the Pacific
Go World Travel Magazine - Colorado
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July 19, 2025
Buias, the Kiribati traditional homes, can be built on land or over the water. Photo by Annie Elle When a work opportunity came up for me to visit Kiribati, I learned very quickly how little is known about the tiny Pacific island nation....
How the world’s highest court bolstered the fight for climate reparations
Grist Magazine
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July 28, 2025
As global inaction over the climate crisis has mounted and Pacific islands nations have watched in frustration as their calls for decisive action have gone unheeded, a growing number of them, led by Vanuatu, have turned to the courts. If...
VOX POPULI: It’s time to see those hard-hit by climate change at eye level
The Asahi Shimbun
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During a visit to the South Pacific island nation of Kiribati 10 years ago, I was struck by a sobering realization: The entire country could one day be swallowed by the sea. From the window of the plane as we descended, I was awed by the...