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Pacific Islands race to contain 'largest dengue fever outbreak in a decade'
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 13, 2025
When all four of Taloa Lam Shong's children were struck down with dengue fever in Samoa, she was on high alert. "I was scared and worried, knowing dengue fever had claimed children's lives," she said. Nearly 8,000 people have been diagnosed with...
The Government of New Zealand announce additional NZD 5 million commitment to the Pacific Community Ocean Science Centre (PCCOS)
Pacific Community (SPC)
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Rt Hon Winston Peters Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister for Racing and Minister for Rail - New Zealand The Government of New Zealand and the Pacific Community (SPC) have deepened their partnership with the announcement of NZD 5million to...
Samoa PM issues climate warning ahead of crunch UN talks
Pacific News Service
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The world must take urgent action on climate change at upcoming UN talks in Glasgow or low-lying Pacific nations will face a “dire” future, Samoa’s new leader has told AFP in an interview. Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, who took office as Samoa’s first...
How will fisheries change in a hotter world? Experts share
Mongabay
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August 13, 2025
Fifty years from now, in 2075, global ocean temperatures are forecast to rise by between 2° and 5° Celsius (3.6° and 9° Fahrenheit). Warming is already reshaping fisheries worldwide, and even more dramatic changes are expected as fish largely move...
Life on board a tuna tagging boat: Faces behind the mission
Pacific Community (SPC)
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Before the first line hits the water each morning, before the sun lifts over the horizon, the deck of the Gutsy Lady IV is already alive. The hum of the winch, the salt spray in the air, the murmur of early-morning jokes: these are the sounds and...
Pacific Islands Forum: Expert on why region’s ‘Mini-UN’ matters
Pacific News Service
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Leaders from 18 Pacific countries will gather in the Solomon Islands next month for the annual Pacific Island Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM). But why is such engagement important? According to Sione Tekiteki, a former PIF adviser and senior...
USD 157 million Green Climate Fund grant aims to support Pacific Island tuna fisheries
SeafoodSource
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Fourteen Pacific Island countries have received a USD 156.8 million (EUR 145.6 million) grant to respond to tuna stock shifts caused by climate change. The funding comes from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), which has pledged USD 107 million (EUR...
Climate Migration Evolution - Global Responses and Need for ...
Modern Ghana
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As the planet continues to warm and environmental conditions deteriorate, the phenomenon of climate-induced migration is becoming an increasingly urgent global issue. Rising sea levels, prolonged droughts, and extreme weather events are forcing...
Vanishing Aid, Escalating Risks: Strengthening Partnerships and Empowering National Resilience in an Era of Dwindling Donor Support
New Spotlight Nepal
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Vanishing commitment For decades, across Asia and the Pacific, development aid functioned as a vital bridge connecting communities facing crisis with the hope of recovery, opportunity, and long-term stability. Aid was more than financial...
Pacific islands to push for enhanced resource mobilisation at resumed biodiversity...
Pacific News Service
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Pacific Islands will be sitting at the global negotiations table this week, calling for increased funding and support to conserve and protect our Pacific biodiversity. Following the suspension of the Sixteenth Conference of the Parties to the...
Pacific islands to push for enhanced resource mobilisation at resumed biodiversity conference
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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February 25, 2025
Pacific Islands will be sitting at the global negotiations table this week, calling for increased funding and support to conserve and protect our Pacific biodiversity. Following the suspension of the Sixteenth Conference of the Parties to the...
Kiribati launches PACER Plus partnership to boost agricultural exports
Pacific News Service
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Kiribati is set to benefit from technical support and sustainable economic development opportunities arising from participation in the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER Plus). This is after the Government of Kiribati launched...
Landmark funding to protect benefits of tuna against climate change
Television Niue
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February 25, 2025
A significant grant of US$107 million dollars has been awarded to the Conservation International and the Pacific Community to support 14 Pacific countries including Niue. The funding aims to protect the economic and social benefits derived from...
These countries could sink under the sea due to..., scientists warn temperature of ocean water could..., check full list here
India.com
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July 31, 2025
Home News These countries could sink under the sea due to…, scientists warn temperature of ocean water could…, check full list here As per scientists, global warming is melting polar ice sheets at a rapid pace, which is causing the sea levels to...
Pacific Tourism Organisation Partners with Samoa Tourism Authority to Advance Sustainable Tourism with STEP Project Implementation
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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February 21, 2025
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in collaboration with SWITCH-Asia and the Samoa Tourism Authority (STA), conducted week-long consultations in Samoa from February 3rd to 6th as part of the Sustainable Tourism Enhancement in the Pacific...
14 Pacific Island countries receive a major grant to manage one third of the world’s tuna in the face of the climate crisis
Pacific Community (SPC)
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Fololina Avia, received an ADB funded small business grant to expand her "Lady Edwina" fishing company and stall at the Apia fish market. Copyright Asian Development Bank/ Flickr Creative Commons The programme, with a total value of US$156.8 M –...
Biodiversity Under Threat: India Ranks 176th In Nature Conservation, Says Global Index
Feminism in India
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November 13, 2024
India ranks among the worst five performing countries in conserving its natural ecology as per the Nature Conservation Index (NCI) 2024 released in October. The crucial Global Index focuses on the efforts of preserving the deteriorating ecological...
Vanishing jerseys and flooded pitches: Why football is responsible for its own climate crisis
Euronews
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February 3, 2025
The most popular sport in the world is coming under scrutiny for rising emissions and lack of climate action. Football is more than just a sport. For fans of the beautiful game, it’s almost a religion, dedicatedly tuning in to watch matches and...
Whining about Scottish ‘austerity’ is baseless, absurd and idiotic
The Times
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Like Christmas and birthdays, the annual GERS festival seems to arrive sooner than you think. Has a year really passed since the last edition of the Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland figures was published? Why, yes it has. This year’s...
Reshaping reality: Climate change’s impact on Pasifika girls
The National
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Nervous anticipation about new teachers, subjects and challenges to come. Checking how much growing has happened over the summer, and whether shoes and uniforms are still OK. Right around Australia and the Pacific region, students and their...