Pacific Islands
Climate warrior Pacific islands set eyes on Rugby World Cup
NEWS: Tournament gifts tiny Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga global platform as new documentary tells tale of hardy underdogs
Australian PM heads for climate clash with Pacific island leaders
NEWS: Tony Abbott will come under fire for coal-friendly policies at Port Moresby meeting, as neighbours back mining moratorium
Climate change “robbing nations of right to exist” say small island leaders
NEWS: Climate change set to dominate discussions during 2014 Small Islands conference
Solomon Islands town to relocate as climate pressures mount
NEWS: Plans are afoot to move an entire town to the mainland as climate impacts threaten to wipe out Taro Island
Project survival: How Pacific island youth are facing down climate change
COMMENT: As they age, Pacific youth could watch their homelands sink to a watery myth. They’re not going down without a fight
Pacific Islanders call for tougher UN ocean laws
NEWS: Declaration from 16 states to be presented to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon during September climate summit
Some 15% of Pacific islands wiped out by 1m sea level rise – IPCC
NEWS: New UN science study will say 1.3 metres sea level rise ‘locked in’ over next two thousand years
Pacific Islander seeks climate refugee status in New Zealand
Morning summary: Kiribati man pursues climate refugee status in NZ court; Abbott asks for submissions on emissions reduction fund design; and Greens rule out coalition talks with Merkel
UK commits to supporting Pacific Islands in climate fight
Foreign Office minister Hugo Swire says strong coalition required to achieve global emissions deal in 2015
Pacific leaders adopt ‘Majuro Declaration’ on climate change
Text calling for climate ambition will be presented to UN chief Ban Ki Moon at General Assembly in New York
Pacific Island summit ends with call for climate compensation
Pacific Island states agree to redouble efforts to secure agreement for a loss and damage scheme at UN climate talks
Pacific Islands meet in Fiji to discuss 2015 adaptation strategy
Leaders convene in Fiji for four day summit as rising tides and storms start to take toll on world’s most climate vulnerable countries
Pacific Islands gather to discuss growing climate threat
Fourth Pacific Climate Change Roundtable brings together environment ministers, meteorologists and UN officials to discuss rising sea levels
‘Warrior Day of Action’ highlights Pacific climate fight
Pacific Islanders will stage a day of songs and dances across 15 nations on Saturday 2 March to highlight the impact of rising sea levels
UNEP: 10 million Pacific Islanders under threat from Climate Change
New study finds that sea-level rise, tropical cyclones, floods and drought could threaten livelihoods in the Pacific region.
How are Pacific Islanders coping with life at climate change ground zero?
Youth Profile #20: Krishneil Narayan from Project Survival Pacific tells to RTCC about how important education is for people living on the frontline of climate change
The Cook Islands open Pacific Island Forum with announcement of world’s largest marine park
Country is joined by neighbour New Caledonia in pledging projected areas which will together cover 2.5 million square kilometres of ocean.
Is this village in Alaska home to first climate change migrants in US?
Eskimo village of Newtok, Alaska to relocate as melting permafrost puts community on shaky ground and see ice loss opens door to storms.
Kiribati president rejects climate change evacuation stories
Tong says new land on Fiji will be used for economic development and relocation remains an absolute last resort.
Kiribati Cabinet approves plan to buy land in Fiji for climate refugees
Kiribati’s president has called the move a possibility but a last resort, as the country’s cabinet approves the purchase of land on Fiji’s Viti Levu Island to home future climate refugees.