Pacific Region • Bougainville, Papua New GuineaRace against time: Bougainville classrooms battle El Niño water shortagesIsland schools face an October deadline to secure daily drinking supplies and implement strict safety measures or face complete shutdown.PMN NewsTue, 20 Oct
Pacific Region • Palau • Tuvalu'We are big ocean states': PIF rebukes critics over pre-COP attendance fixationPacific Islands Forum chair and Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr challenges Australia's media while Tuvalu raises alarms over ongoing fossil fuel expansion.PMN NewsTue, 20 Oct
Environment • Cook Islands‘Calm before the storm’: Cook Islands official recounts cyclone’s arrival in RarotongaAs the category 2 storm tracks south, local leaders report Aitutaki has emerged relatively unscathed despite heavy lagoon surges, power cuts, and coastal warnings.PMN NewsMon, 19 Oct
Language & Culture • Niue'Pacific offers solutions': Collin Tukuitonga leads global charge as Niue Language Week beginsThe distinguished Niuean scholar and public health champion urges the region to speak with confidence on global climate action, health equity, and Indigenous knowledge.PMN NewsMon, 19 Oct
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
