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Climate change made May’s Arctic heatwave 3C hotter, scientists say
“People often think of countries like India, Italy and the US when we talk about climate change and heatwaves,” says Dr Sarah Kew, researcher at the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute. But, as a new study from the World Weather Attribution...
Tuvalu To Brazil: Our Success Is Your Success
Wednesday, 2 April 2025, 9:57 am Press Release: 6PACplus Tuvalu and Brazil may be separated by oceans, but our futures are deeply intertwined. As the host of COP30, Brazil has a historic opportunity to set the stage for a successful summit in...
'No community is immune to climate change impact:' Tuvalu's prime minister calls for global action on sea-level rise
A 16-year-old child swims in the flooded area of Aberao village in Kiribati. The Pacific island is one of the countries worst affected by sea-level rise. Photo courtesy of UNICEF By Pacific Island Times News Staff Feleti P. Teo, Tuvalu’s prime...
At Ocean Summit in France, Tuvalu calls for global action on sea level rise
As Pacific nations descend upon Nice, France to join the rest of the world at the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC), from 9 – 13 June 2025, the Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Feleti Teo has highlighted the urgent need for global...
Prime Minister Of Tuvalu Calls For Global Action On Sea Level Rise At Ocean Summit In France
Nice, France – Saturday, June 7, 2025 – During his address at the Ocean Rise and Resilience Coalition Summit, Prime Minister Hon. Feleti P. Teo of Tuvalu highlighted the urgent need for global collaboration to combat the existential threat posed...
Tuvalu receives groundbreaking 3D atoll models to combat climate change and…
This week, Tuvalu has officially received three 3D Atoll Models for Funafuti, Nanumea, and Nanumaga. The models were handed over to Prime Minister of Tuvalu Feleti Teo, by Dr Stuart Minchin, Director-General of the Pacific Community (SPC). These...
Expedition into Tuvalu’s deep waters reveal signs of ocean health
A deep-sea expedition around Tuvalu has revealed promising signs of biodiversity. The National Geographic Pristine Seas expedition, supported by Tuvalu’s government, began on 6 May. More than 15 scientists and filmmakers aboard the research...
The CFO's Guide to Services CPQ: Driving Accuracy, Efficiency, and Growth
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Closing the Gap: Managing Journal Entry Risk in the Record-to-Report Process
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Pacific Islands News Roundup – October 24 – 30, 2025
Political Leadership and Regionalism, Peace and Security ‘Real Action’: Pacific voices growing louder over West Papua’s escalating crisis (PMN) China backs Fiji’s Ocean of Peace vision (Fiji Sun) Cook Islanders confront US-funded vessel over...
Scaling Smarter: How a Modern Tech Stack Fuels Diagnostic Lab Growth
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‘Absolutely amazing’: When science meets storytelling in Tuvalu’s first deep ocean survey
Almost three weeks into a month-long research voyage across Tuvalu's waters, the expedition lead describes the experience as an “incredible experience” and highlights the important discoveries made so far. The Tuvalu expedition is part of National...
SCIENCE AND PARTNERSHIPS FOR GEOHAZARD RESILIENCE IN THE PACIFIC REGION TOWARDS A MULTI-HAZARD EARLY WARNING SYSTEM – 24th -28th February 2025.
OPENING REMARKS by Dr Shamila Nair-Bedouelle, Director UNESCO Pacific Regional Office. Dear Honorable Minister T. C. Schuster, Samoa Minister of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) Dear Diplomatic Corps, High Commissioners, Ambassadors, Heads...
Pacific senior leaders to ‘set the trend’ on statistics and planning in Aotearoa
More than 100 decision-makers from the Pacific and beyond meet in Wellington next week for HOPS7, the region’s highest-level platform for planning and statistics. Co-hosted by SPC and Stats NZ, the week champions Pacific leadership and innovation...
Tuvaluans facing forced relocation as rising seas threaten future
This photo taken in December 2024 shows children swimming and playing on sandbags that line the shore of a section of reclaimed land in Funafuti, Tuvalu. (Kyodo) SYDNEY (Kyodo) -- The Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu faces the likely prospect of...
Urgent Action Needed To Protect Coconuts
Press Release – PGRSC Pacific users will discuss solutions to challenges faced across the region as well as learn new tools and skillsets, with technologies like GIS and Remote Sensing already transforming fields from agriculture to disaster...
Integrating DNA Sequencing and AI for AAV Genome Integrity
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“We Don’t Have Time to Play It Safe”: How Palau & Tuvalu Are Forcing Advertising To Face The Climate Crisis
“You might as well bomb us, because right now I feel like a toad in boiling water” – Those weren’t the words of an activist or an environmental lobbyist. They came from Surangel S. Whipps, Jr., the sitting President of Palau, speaking directly to...
Global impact of Trump's dismissal of climate scientists
When Rachel Cleetus opened her inbox last Monday to find an email from the Trump administration her first reaction was "just deep disappointment." She was one of nearly 400 scientists and experts dismissed from working on the sixth National...
We’re being conned about climate change, but not in the way Donald Trump says
In his recent speech to the United Nations, US president Donald Trump gave a clear exposition of his worldview. To his supporters, it was vintage Trump – to his critics, a confirmation of some of their worst fears. The most predictable, yet...