Pacific Region • TongaTonga community partnership wins global environmental award From saving food after the 2022 tsunami to installing rainwater, the partnership puts local people in charge of solutions. Khalia StrongFri, 09 Oct
EnvironmentPacific's climate fund lines up over NZ$330m amid calls for actionLeaders say Tuvalu shows what climate finance can do before disaster strikes and the Pacific cannot wait years for money to reach vulnerable communities.Christine RovoiThu, 08 Oct
Pacific RegionDeep sea mining could give investors a legal route to challenge climate action - expertsPacific analysts warn trade deals, contracts and seabed mining agreements could leave governments facing costly claims if they tighten environmental rules.Christine RovoiThu, 08 Oct
Environment • SāmoaSāmoa climate activist tells leaders: You now have a responsibility to act for our aiga, futureYouth advocate Brianna Fruean says Pacific hospitality comes with an obligation to protect communities, oceans and the 1.5°C goal.Christine RovoiThu, 08 Oct
Environment • Papua New Guinea • TuvaluPapua New Guinea puts $millions into Tuvalu’s fight to hold on to landThe five-year funding deal comes as Pacific leaders push for faster climate finance ahead of COP31.PMN NewsWed, 07 Oct
Environment‘The Pacific is not a sacrifice zone’: Youth draw red line on climate action at Pre-COP31Miliana Iga tells negotiators in Fiji that 1.5°C is a survival threshold and calls for young people and frontline communities to have a real say in climate decisions.Christine RovoiWed, 07 Oct
Pacific Region‘Pregnancy and birth are a new faultline’ as extreme heat puts Pacific mothers at riskNew Wellcome survey finds 73 per cent of maternal health professionals are seeing more heat-related complications as the United Nations calls for maternity care to be built into climate planning.Christine RovoiWed, 07 Oct
Environment • Tuvalu • Fiji'Enough talk': Tuvalu wants Pre-COP31 leaders to turn what they see into actionLeaders visiting Funafuti are seeing the reality of life on the climate frontline as Pacific nations push for action that reaches communities before it is too late.PMN NewsTue, 06 Oct
Environment • Fiji • TuvaluPacific calls for action as Pre-COP31 meetings begin in Fiji and TuvaluLeaders are taking their climate priorities to the world this week with demands for stronger climate finance, action on fossil fuels and the 1.5°C target.PMN NewsMon, 05 Oct
Opinion • Palau • Aotearoa New Zealand • Tuvalu • FijiOpinion: If we are at the climate table, why are we still on the menu?As the Pacific hosts Pre-COP31 in Fiji and Tuvalu this week, it has a seat. But does it have power? writes PMN political reporter Thomas Tarurongo Wynne. Thomas Tarurongo WynneMon, 05 Oct
