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Pacific leaders at UN World Data Forum talk on data modernisation and climate change
Pacific Community (SPC)
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Pacific statistics and data professionals led panel discussions on data modernisation and a climate-change case study last week, sharing insights and innovations from their region at the United Nations’ World Data Forum in Colombia. More than...
Australia launches US$48M climate-responsive agriculture partnership with Africa
Food Business Africa Magazine
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November 18, 2024
AFRICA – The Australian government has committed US$48 million over six years to support agricultural research and capacity development programs in Africa, focusing on climate resilience and food security. The initiative, led by the Australian...
USP Samoa Welcome Monash University Students and Staff
Talamua
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November 20, 2024
By Dwayne Mahimkar* Apia, Samoa – 20 November 2024 – The University of the South Pacific’s (USP) Samoa Campus, Alafua is currently hosting the delegation of 80+ staff and students of the Monash University from Melbourne, Australia. The delegation...
Will Cop29′s US$1.3 trillion a year climate deal be enough for vulnerable nations? – The Front Page
The New Zealand Herald
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November 25, 2024
“When you think that something like the Tairāwhiti, Hawke’s Bay, and Gisborne cyclones cost us, in New Zealand alone, NZ$3 billion, you can see why all of the countries that are facing significant extreme events every year are saying that US$300...
‘We learned the hard way’: Samoa remembers a deadly measles outbreak and visit from RFK Jr
The Guardian
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November 26, 2024
The week before her three children died, Fa’aoso Tuivale and her husband took them for a swim in the river flowing behind their house in the Samoan village of Lauli’i. Itila, 3, and his twin siblings, Tamara and Sale, 13 months, had a fever and...
Lae factory will deliver clean water to PNG households -Rotomold
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 7, 2025
The man behind one of the South Pacific’s biggest tank manufacturers says a new factory in Lae will help ease long-running water shortages across Papua New Guinea. Prakash Chand, the Managing Director and Chairman of Rotomould Group, officially...
SAMOA UP03 - PIVOT Series 3/8" Air-operated double diaphragm pump
Environmental Expert
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Available in non-metallic materials PIVOT Series 3/8” Air-operated double diaphragm (AODD) pumps are available in non-metallic materials such as Polypropylene, Conductive Polypropylene, Conductive Acetal and PVDF with an extensive range of...
Nations no closer to a goal on cash for climate action
Alpena News Online - Michigan
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BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Distractions were bigger than deals in the first week of United Nations climate talks, leaving a lot to be done, especially on the main issue of money. In week one, not a lot of progress was made on the issue of how much...
Australia and UK sign a new climate and energy partnership
The National Tribune
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November 19, 2024
Dept of Climate Change, Energy, Environment & Water Australia and the UK have signed a new climate and energy partnership at the Conference of the Parties (COP29) United Nations climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. This partnership builds on an...
Australia Pacific Business Councils participate in talks at Samoa CHOGM
PNG Business News
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The Commonwealth Business Forum (CBF) 2024, held in Apia, Samoa on 23–24 October as part of the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) and associated meetings, marked a landmark event as the first such forum of Commonwealth countries hosted by a...
COP29: Pacific negotiators frustrated by 'slow process' of climate talks
RNZ
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November 19, 2024
COP29 Baku Negotiating Tables - Ms Toiata Uili, of Government of Samoa and the lead negotiator for the Pacific for mitigation. (Center with yellow flower) "What’s the use of having huge amounts of monies, huge amount of climate finance to support...
HMNZS Manawanui: Sāmoa's first responders honoured
Pacific Media Network
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The head of New Zealand's Defence Forces has awarded high-level commendations to first responders to the grounding and sinking of HMNZS Manawanui in Sāmoa last month. On 5 October, the vessel hit a reef while conducting a hydrographic survey off...
Samoa’s border security boosted with $62m Container X-Ray Scanner
Talamua
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July 26, 2024
By Lagi Keresoma/ Apia, Samoa – 26 July 2024 – Samoa’s border security and protection against incoming illicit trade has been boosted with the Ministry of Customs and Revenue (MCR) launching the long awaited ST$62m Container X-Ray Scanner and...
Scenic Hotel Group: A Year of Celebrations, Sustainability, and Strategic Growth
Hospitality Business
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November 18, 2024
James Shilton, left and Brett Inkster. The Scenic Hotel Group has once again demonstrated its commitment to excellence, sustainability, and innovation with a series of remarkable achievements in 2024. From being recognised at the prestigious HM...
As talks in Baku cross the halfway point, nations are no closer to a goal on cash for climate action
WTOP - District Columbia
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November 17, 2024
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Distractions were bigger than deals in the first week of United Nations climate talks, leaving a… BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Distractions were bigger than deals in the first week of United Nations climate talks, leaving a lot...
New Research Finds Children In Asia-Pacific Suffer Mentally And Physically Due To Climate Change
Scoop
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Monday, 18 November 2024, 10:15 am Press Release: World Vision New child-led research canvassing the views of more than 2,500 children and young people in the Asia-Pacific region highlights the worsening impact of climate change on their lives....
As talks in Baku cross halfway point, nations no closer to goal on cash for climate action
The Mainichi
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November 17, 2024
Activists participate in a demonstration for climate finance during the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, on Nov. 16, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) -- Distractions were bigger than deals in the first week of...
As COP29 starts, what is Canada’s role in climate finance negotiations?
Global News
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November 11, 2024
This year’s international climate talks are expected to be headlined by fraught negotiations over how Canada and other wealthy countries, who have contributed a disproportionate share of planet-warming emissions, should financially compensate...
Our Pacific People, Our Pacific Environment! Celebrating 30 years of SPREP
Pacific News Service
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The SPREP Treaty was signed in 1992, in Apia, Samoa. Under the Treaty, the purpose of the organisation is to provide assistance to the Pacific to protect and improve the environment and to ensure sustainable development for present and future...
‘1.5 to stay alive not just a number, it has implications on loss of our nations, culture and identity’ – Samoa
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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November 17, 2024
COP29 as a ‘finance COP’ must recognise the challenges faced by Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to access climate finance due to their small economies, limited resources, and geographic remoteness. Samoa, as the Chair of the Alliance of...