Designing a Resilient and Data-Driven FinCrime Function in the Age of AI

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How Clean Energy Just Overtook Coal — And Why It’s Under Threat

Renewables overtake coal as fossil fuels fall Ember For the first time in history, renewables have generated more electricity than coal globally. But as science powers this breakthrough, it’s come under attack — and in a twist few saw coming, the...

Pacific Islands News Roundup – October 17 – 23, 2025

Political Leadership and Regionalism, Peace and Security Outspoken Former Malaita Premier Daniel Suidani Passes Away (In-depth Solomons) New Caledonia: FLNKS concerned about the postponement of provincial elections, “satisfied” with the green...

Cook Islanders confront US-funded vessel over seabed mining threat

Four Cook Islands activists in kayaks confronted a United States-funded exploration vessel as it returned to port in Rarotonga on Wednesday, holding a banner that read “Don’t Mine the Moana.” In a bold act of oceanic resistance, the group targeted...

Pacific Community (SPC) governing meetings hosted by Kingdom of Tonga appointed new Director-General to lead the organisation

The Pacific Community (SPC) and the Kingdom of Tonga were pleased to welcome government officials, regional leaders, and international partners to Nuku’alofa for the 55th meeting of the Committee of Representatives of Governments and...

Ranked: The World’s Largest Economies in 2026

Ranked: The World’s Largest Economies in 2026 See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key...

The mice that roared: how eight tiny countries took on foreign fishing fleets

By Christopher Pala It has been described as “the most remarkable achievement of the Pacific island countries in the last 50 years”. In 1982, eight, mostly minuscule Pacific island countries in whose waters much of the world’s skipjack tuna was...

Contemporary Māori Dance Performance And Indigenous Wānanga Set The Scene For Aotearoa’s Largest Ever Climate Event

Press Release – Adaptation Futures 2025 The programme is proving to be popular with many Christchurch locals registering for the conference and its side events, which include artists and scientists in conversation, exhibition tours, and workshops....

NZ’s visa rules must change, head of Amnesty International says

The global head of human rights organisation Amnesty International says New Zealand’s immigration policies are discriminatory and “ruthless” and failing to support the people on the front line of climate change. Secretary General Doctor Agnès...

2025 Lisbon Architecture Triennale ponders the (literal and figurative) weight of humanity

The 2025 Lisbon Architecture Triennale has opened, themed around the question: ‘How Heavy is the City?’ Curators John Palmesino and Ann-Sofia Rönnskog of Territorial Agency say the question ‘addresses issues of magnitude, spatial organisation,...

Revealed: Only a third of national climate pledges support ‘transition away from fossil fuels’

Only around a third of the latest country climate pledges submitted to the UN express support for the “transition away from fossil fuels”, according to Carbon Brief analysis. Several countries even have used their 2035 climate plans to commit to...

Pacific activists protest deep sea mining as US-owned exploration vessel docks in Cook Islands

Avarua, Rarotonga, Holding a banner reading “Don’t Mine the Moana” Cook Islands activists confronted an exploration vessel as it returned to Rarotonga port today, peacefully protesting the emerging threat of deep sea mining. Four activists in...

Pacific activists protest deep sea mining as U.S exploration vessel enters port

Greenpeace Australia Pacific RAROTONGA, Wednesday 22 October 2025 — Cook Islanders holding a banner reading “Don’t Mine the Moana” have confronted an exploration vessel as it returned to Rarotonga port today, protesting the emerging threat of...

Vanuatu leads Pacific ocean protection as expedition sets sail

The National Geographic Pristine Seas (NGPS) team is leading a month-long expedition across Vanuatu’s waters, which aims to combine deep sea science with community knowledge to update the nation’s marine spatial plan. The project follows an...

OPINION | Beyond aid: A change of tone on debt

This is the second post in the four-part Beyond aid: new directions in development finance series on the key debates at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), which was held in Seville, Spain during June 2025. One...

Christchurch soon to host major UN climate conference

Nearly 2,000 delegates will gather in Christchurch, New Zealand next week for the eighth Adaptation Futures Conference – the United Nations’ largest climate adaptation event. The conference, which runs from 14-17 October at Te Pae Christchurch...

Bjorn Lomborg: Media reef madness a great barrier to good policy

Breadcrumb Trail Links FP Comment Coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef fluctuates — a lot. But world media only seem to report when it declines, even if from record highs This photo taken on April 5, 2024, shows tourists snorkelling above...

Il Vietnam raggiunge uno storico traguardo diplomatico stringendo relazioni con tutti i membri dell’ONU

La missione del Presidente vietnamita all’ONU ha confermato l’impegno di Hà Nội per un multilateralismo efficace e orientato ai risultati. In parallelo, l’apertura delle relazioni con Tuvalu colloca il Việt Nam tra i rari Paesi con legami...

New Zealand at higher than normal risk for cyclones from November to April season

New Caledonia, Vanuatu and northern New Zealand are at a normal to elevated risk of tropical cyclones. Fiji is forecast to see normal activity, while the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu, Tokelau, and Wallis and Futuna are expected...

WHO launches first climate-health strategy in Fiji to protect lives and secure the future

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched its first-ever regional strategy for climate and health action. The landmark plan was unveiled this week during a major health summit in Fiji, one of the Pacific island nations most acutely...