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COP31 President of Negotiations Bowen warns only 0.2 percent of climate adaptation finance reaches SIDS
Pacific Island countries are receiving just 0.2 percent of global climate finance for adaptation, a figure COP31 President of Negotiations Chris Bowen says must...
Pacific Ocean monitoring at risk as climate observation gaps threaten El Niño tracking
Gaps in ocean monitoring across the western Pacific are threatening the region’s ability to track and predict climate events such as El Niño, prompting...
GCF urges world to follow Solomon Islands’ lead on climate finance
Green Climate Fund (GCF) Executive Director Mafalda Duarte has challenged countries to follow Solomon Islands' lead in supporting global climate finance, describing its US$400,000...
Niue’s ocean conservation model puts Pacific stewardship at centre of COP31 financing push
By Sera Tikotikoivatu- Sefeti in Antalya, Turkiye
Niue's model for financing long-term ocean conservation is attracting international investment, with more than half of its conservation...
Tonga PM recognised among 2026 Global Impact Leaders at COP31
Tonga Prime Minister Lord Fakafanua has been named among the 2026 100 Global Impact Leaders, using the international recognition to highlight whale conservation and...
Tuvalu urges countries to turn fossil fuel transition pledges into action
Tuvalu has called on countries to move beyond commitments to phase out fossil fuels and deliver practical action, warning that the transition is critical...
‘The world we know is over’ without urgent climate action, leaders tell COP31
Failure to provide an overwhelming response to the climate crisis means “the world we know is over”, the president of the embattled Marshall Islands...
Solomon Islands pledges USD$400k to GCF
By Eddie Osifelo in Antalya, Turkiye
Solomon Islands is set to become the first country to pledge to the Green Climate Fund’s third replenishment (GCF-3),...
Pacific climate envoy seeks $500M resilience fund at COP31 to safeguard island nations
Pacific Island nations are seeking to mobilise US$500 million for a regional resilience fund to support communities threatened by rising sea levels and extreme...
Global Loss and Damage Fund Chief assures Pacific of real financial action at COP31
By Charley Piringi in Antalya, Turkiye
Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) CEO Ibrahim Cheikh Diong has assured Pacific leaders at COP31 that...















