Press Release – IUCN

Suva, Fiji 2 February 2012 – While flooding in the western division of Fiji cannot be avoided or prevented, its impacts can be minimized if nature’s health is kept intact says IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature. ” Nature itself … Read more »

Article – UNESCO

Kiribati is a nation of around 100,000 people who live on a raised coral island and 33 atolls. It is one of the low-laying islands in the Pacific with its highest point of just three metres above sea level. Read more »

Article – Oilprice.com

So, why the abrupt Canadian volte-face? [....] The answer may lie in Canada’s far north, in Alberta’s massive bitumen tar sands deposits, a resource that Ottawa has been desperate to develop. Since 1997 some of the world’s biggest energy producers … Read more »

Tuvalu's Pepetua Latasi (left) and Dr Netatua Pelesikoti of SPREP in Durban. Photo: SPREP

Pacific Scoop:
Report – By Nanette Wontoon in Durban

A young woman from Tuvalu sits at the head table during the climate change negotiations in Durban, South Africa, presiding as the chair of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group.

She is one of a delegation of eight from Tuvalu that is here in Durban to raise their voice on behalf of their local communities in Tuvalu, calling upon the humanity of parties to the Convention on Climate Change at these negotiations, to consider what is at stake.

“Tuvalu declared a state of emergency in October because of a drought – we had a water shortage for six months,”  said Pepetua Latasi. “We have ongoing coastal erosion problems in Tuvalu and our water security is under threat as our water table lens is inundated with salt water. Read more »

Press Release – Secretariat of the Pacific Community

Headlines • Niue urges world leaders to leave legacy of action at climate conference • “Pacific Climate Futures” launched in Durban • Pacific at COP17: Nauru President calls for bold action • PACC countries grateful to donors Read more »

Press Release – Secretariat of the Pacific Community

The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) gathered in unity yet again last night to commemorate the work of Grenada and all members. Grenada became Chair of AOSIS in 2007. Next year the Chair of AOSIS will be held by Nauru. Fourteen Pacific island … Read more »

Press Release – Secretariat of the Pacific Community

“The politics of climate change is broken into three parts,” said the Premier of Niue, Hon. Toke Talagi. “One is to do with the risk assessment of the information being given to us from scientists and whether it is perceived as low, medium or high. … Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand International Arts Festival

Internationally acclaimed environmentalist, scientist and explorer Tim Flannery will give a keynote address to open Writers and Readers Week on 9 March at the Wellington Town Hall. During that day he will give an address for secondary school students, … Read more »

Press Release – 350.org

dozen youth from Africa and the Pacific Islands marched to the United States government delegation office at the UN Climate Talks in Durban today to deliver a letter asking the super-power to “not sign our death sentence in Durban” Read more »

Press Release – Simon Matafai

Simon Matāfai is the first Pacific Youth Delegate from New Zealand to attend a United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties. He is currently in Durban, South Africa with the New Zealand Youth Delegation. Read more »