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...

Digital ID Black Pill Moment?

Authored by Patti Johnson via The Burning Platform blog, For those unclear on what a Black Pill Moment means, I’ll share my take on the definition: Black Pill Moment: A “Black Pill Moment” is when someone grasps a harsh, pessimistic truth about...

Antarctic sea warming from climate change, sees third lowest winter peak

Antarctica's winter sea ice has hit its third-lowest peak in nearly half a century of satellite monitoring, researchers said Tuesday, highlighting the growing influence of climate change on the planet's southern pole. Each year during the Southern...

‘We can’t just rely on insurance to solve our issues’

Having specifically targeted forms of insurance could help increase people's uptake of insurance, a climate expert says. Examples of specific schemes include microinsurance, which is when people on lower incomes make regular premium payments...

Reimagining Commercial Underwriting in the Age of AI

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Pacific voices urge experts to 'decolonise' adaptation at New Zealand's largest climate forum

Talia told RNZ Pacific he feels adaptation is generally presented in a Western lens. Photo: Supplied: Hall Contracting Pacific leaders believe climate experts are missing an opportunity to incorporate indigenous knowledge into adaptation measures....

AI-climate movie reveals a disturbing and haunted future

Set to the iconic music of Gary Jules and Michael Andrews ‘Mad World’, Australian AI film production company AiCandy said the AI clips showed what was at stake if the world failed to meet the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals on...

RC Blog: Who’s willing to pay for sustainability in the Pacific?

Written by Simona Marinescu, Isabella Massa, Guillaume Lafortune After major setbacks to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Pacific needs fairer access to financing as it fights to overcome climate challenges. Crises in climate, geopolitics...

Climate hysteria in the media has really got to stop

Reading the news, you would believe that the Great Barrier Reef -- the aquatic wonder off Australia's coast -- is on its deathbed, bleached beyond recognition by climate change. Recent headlines shouted in unison: "Great Barrier Reef suffers worst...

Nations delay vote on shipping decarbonization rules after fierce US resistance

The shipping sector was widely expected to become the first industry to adopt a binding set of global greenhouse gas emissions rules during an Oct. 14-17 meeting in London. Instead, member countries of the International Maritime Organization (IMO)...

Not nothing, not enough: is the Paris climate agreement working?

PARIS - Climate cooperation is facing a reckoning. Ten years after the landmark Paris Agreement, major polluters are wavering on action while the world fast approaches the deal's safer warming limit. With climate change already causing dangerous...

Not nothing, not enough: is the Paris Agreement working?

Climate cooperation is facing a reckoning. Ten years after the landmark Paris Agreement, major polluters are wavering on action while the world fast approaches the deal's safer warming limit. With climate change already causing dangerous extremes...

Agriculture, tourism focus of business council talks

GERMANY has committed itself to strengthening ties within the Pacific. Reflecting the peaceful reunification of East and West Germany in 1990, German Ambassador to Fiji Dr Andreas Prothmann said the day served as a living testament to the power of...

Migration crisis: Climate change is trapping millions in harm’s way

Climate change is reshaping where people can safely live, but its fingerprints on migration are subtle. Seas are creeping higher, crops are failing more often, and droughts, storms, and wildfires are intensifying. Yet when people explain why they...

IUCN World Conservation Congress concludes in Abu Dhabi with ambitious vision for nature…

Held in the UAE for the first time, the Congress took place under the generous patronage of President of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The 2025 IUCN Congress brought together over 10,000 attendees,...

Pacific represented at the Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting in London

The second Extraordinary Session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) opened Wednesday at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Headquarters in London. The Pacific is represented by the 6PAC+ alliance, which has...

PH drops to 79th place in global passport ranking

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine passport dropped to 79th place in the 2025 Henley Passport Index (HPI), six slots lower from last year's 73rd ranking The Philippines tied with Sierra Leone for the 79th place out of 199 passports reviewed for...

Why Australia Should Amplify the Pacific Region’s Voice in APEC

Climate diplomacy efforts in the Pacific are an integral part of Australian foreign policy under Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. After taking office in 2022, Albanese formally reinstated an Australian ambassador for climate change. The ambassador...

Israel Vows to Strike ‘Everywhere’ Against Iranian Regime

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at deadly strikes between Israel and Iran, day one of meetings at the G-7 summit, and a U.S. immigration crackdown. Sign up to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday. Attacks on Tehran...

Sea Level Rise Hoax Exposed: The Disappearing Islands That Refuse To Disappear

Gosselin’s post reinforces this point. Germany’s Klimanachrichten here publishes an article titled “The Disappearing Islands (That Don’t Want to Disappear)” summarizes findings suggesting that the widespread assumption about low-lying islands...