Pacific news in brief for 28 October

Angau Memorial Hospital (file image) Photo: RNZI Papua New Guinea Power outages in Papua New Guinea is affecting Angau Memorial General Hospital in Lae, Morobe province, the regional hospital's chief executive says. The National newspaper reports...

Tuvalu builds a virtual future as rising seas threaten its existence

Facing the reality of sea level rise, Tuvalu is creating a digital replica of its islands, preserving its land, culture and statehood in the metaverse as climate change threatens to make the nation uninhabitable. Sophie Yeo reports for the BBC. In...

Tuvalu to Showcase Culture and Innovations at Expo 2025 Osaka under the Theme “Connecting Lives”

Tuvalu is excited to announce its participation in the highly anticipated Expo 2025 Osaka, Japan, which will take place from April 13 to October 13, 2025. Under the engaging subtheme “Connecting Lives,” Tuvalu aims to showcase its culture,...

Tuvalu: The disappearing island nation recreating itself in the metaverse

By Sophie Yeo Facing erasure due to climate change, the Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu is digitally backing up everything from its houses to its trees as it endeavors to save whatever it can. Tuvalu, a small country in the Pacific Ocean made up...

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: Consultant for training in exploratory statistics for coastal fisheries in Tuvalu

The Tuvalu Fisheries Department has received an advance financing from the World Bank/International Development Association (WB/IDA) for the Tuvalu Pacific Islands Regional Oceanscape Program for Economic Resilience (PROPER), and intends to apply...

Tuvalu on 1.5 to stay alive – “there is no time…

Addressing the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP29) for the first time as Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Feleti Te’o did not mince words when referring to the urgent need for course-correction...

Palau media struggles to be financially stable- State of the Media: Pacific Research says 

Palau’s media organizations still struggle to find ways to financially stable and although the Constitution guarantees media freedom, accessing information is still a challenge. This is according to the The State of the Media: Pacific research...

Research shows disproportionate flood exposure for least polluting nations

A study published in Environmental Research Letters has exposed for the first time, how inhabitants of the smallest countries globally, contributing least to climate change, already bear the brunt of its devastating consequences and the burden is...

Unprecedented pressure and resilience in Pacific media sector, new research reveals

Despite progress in the Pacific’s media sector, new research reveals it remains fragile due to digital disruption and continued loss of advertising revenue following the COVID-19 pandemic. The State of the Media: Pacific research study involved...

Scientists Are Crafting Fake Whale Poop and Dumping It in the Ocean

A sperm whale swims away, leaving a cloud of feces. Blue Planet Archive/Alamy In the 20th century, people’s demand for whale blubber and baleen drove industrial whalers to kill roughly three million whales—a whopping 99 percent of the world’s...

FEATURE: Tuvaluans facing forced relocation as rising seas threaten future

The Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu faces the likely prospect of becoming the first country in the world to be uninhabitable due to climate change, as rising sea levels threaten to submerge the archipelago in a matter of decades. Given this stark...

New Tuvalu ambassador to Taiwan presents credentials

Ambassador Faavae has extensive experience in public service in Tuvalu, having served in the Tuvalu Parliament, the Prime Minister's Office, and the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. (Photo: CNA) New Tuvalu Ambassador Lily Tangisia Faavae...

Can ‘Digital Tuvalu’ Survive a Cyberattack?

As the Pacific Islands embrace digital transformation, cybersecurity must become a critical priority. Recent cyberattacks targeting the government of Palau and the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretariat, carried out by criminal organizations with...

How countries failed to steer shipping to net zero, and where they go next

Negotiators from across the world met in London this month at the UN shipping agency’s headquarters to adopt landmark rules to reduce the sector’s carbon emissions. Though the rules had been agreed on in April, the meeting at the International...

SHIPPING TIMES | Green maritime industry

Fiji Ports Corporation Limited recently participated in an inception workshop on the Feasibility Assessment of Energy-Efficient Technologies for Fiji’s Government Shipping Services (GSS) Fleet. Held on October 3, 2025, the workshop was hosted by...

‘Oceans on Fire’

WELLINGTON (PMN) — As heatwaves in the ocean become stronger across the Pacific, island nations like Tuvalu and Kiribati, along with New Zealand and Australia, are facing serious challenges from a warming sea. The changes are leading to declining...

Billion Electric Group Deploys 495 kWp Solar PV and 1,997 kWh BESS in Palau, Tuvalu, and Marshall Islands

These modular microgrids reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels, ensuring stable green energy supply for agriculture, aquaculture, and local communities. February 10, 2025. By News Bureau Billion Electric Group in collaboration with Taiwanese...

‘Digital doppelgangers’ are helping scientists tackle everyday problems – and showing what makes us human

As rising seas lap at its shore, Tuvalu faces an existential threat. In an effort to preserve the tiny island nation in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, its government has been building a “digital twin” of the entire country. Digital twins are...

Japan fishermen, researchers join hands to study oceanic changes

Fishermen and researchers in Japan have joined hands to collect and analyze data of the changing marine environment around the country, such as warmer sea temperatures, in the hope to contribute to an industry that is struggling with dwindling...

How Technology Can Help Vulnerable Nations Fight Climate Change’s Digital Threats

Climate change is no longer a distant possibility; it’s a present-day crisis affecting millions worldwide. Among those most impacted are small island nations, often referred to as “sinking nations,” due to rising sea levels threatening their very...