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World News | As Talks in Baku Cross Halfway Point, Nations Are No Closer to Goal on Cash for Climate Action
Latestly
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November 17, 2024
Baku (Azerbaijan), Nov 17 (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...
How much does Canada owe in climate aid? A trillion-dollar question headlines COP29
Brandon Sun
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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...
Report Unveils Growth Potential for Rooftop Solar in Samoa
Talamua
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November 17, 2024
Apia, Samoa – 18 November 2024 – A recent study has shed light on the promising demand for rooftop solar energy in households and businesses across Samoa. The study was conducted by the Market Development Facility (MDF), funded by the Australian...
Samoa Gun amnesty starts next month
Pacific News Service
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The Samoa Police has announced a comprehensive gun amnesty set to begin on 01 August running through 30 September in an attempt to collect illegal firearms in circulation. This initiative, spearheaded by Samoa’s police force, follows a successful...
U.S. Ambassador Tom Udall Concludes Tenure with Final Visit to Samoa
Talamua
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November 17, 2024
Apia, Samoa – 15 November 2024– U.S. Ambassador Tom Udall recently wrapped up his tenure in Samoa with a final official visit on October 29, marking a significant chapter in U.S.-Samoa relations. Ambassador Udall’s time in office has been...
COP29 struggles to break climate finance deadlock
The Financial Times
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November 22, 2024
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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...
‘The Forgotten Pacific’ shows islanders’ fight against climate change
Green Left
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November 22, 2024
The Forgotten Pacific Directed by Elizabeth Koroivulaono Edited by Laura Macbeath Narrated by Suluafi Brianna Fruean A Tiki Lounge Production Free screening on The Coconet TV and YouTube “We’re not drowning, we’re fighting!” is a key theme of the...
Minister Orlando Habet Departs for COP 29 Climate Summit in Azerbaijan
Love FM
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November 16, 2024
Minister of Sustainable Development and Climate Change, Orlando Habet left the country today to attend the United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP 29) in Azerbaijan. The annual international climate summit brings together world leaders...
World on track for hottest year ever as carbon pollution hits record levels
Yale Climate Connections - Connecticut
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November 13, 2024
October 2024 was Earth’s second-hottest October on record, according to an analysis of global data going back to 1850, NASA and NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information reported November 13. The month fell just 0.05 degree Celsius...
Samoa hotel set to host King Charles in ‘rush against time to upgrade premises'
The Mirror
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July 21, 2024
The four-and-a-half star Samoa hotel has secured more than £80,000 in government funding to revamp its premises as it gets ready to host King Charles and Queen Camilla for the Commonwealth tour Last week, Buckingham Palace confirmed the King would...
Pacific Island States have exposed Canada for climate hypocrisy on the international stage
Canada's National Observer
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November 19, 2024
“That’s where they’re moving the graves. The sea rose too high and started washing away the bones of our ancestors.” Joe Moeono-Kolio tells me this with one hand on the wheel as he guides us around the northeast coast of the Samoan island of...
Amid turbulent political times, the value of walking on Country and collective action for climate-resilient healthcare
Croakey Health Media
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November 5, 2024
Introduction by Croakey: The United States election results will be critical for global climate health, making the upcoming 2024 Greening the Healthcare Sector Forum an extremely timely event. Hosted by the Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA), the...
Pacific Tourism Sector Pushes for Sustainable Financial Solutions at Commonwealth Business Forum
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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November 6, 2024
At the recent Commonwealth Business Forum, the Pacific Tourism Organisation highlighted the urgent need for collaborative solutions to support Small Island States and tourism SMEs across the Pacific as they face increasing climate-related...
AUD$4.9 million to fortify Pacific region against health impacts of climate change
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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November 7, 2024
Researchers at the University of Melbourne and the Pacific Climate Change Centre have received nearly AUD$4.9 million (US$3.26 million) in funding from Wellcome to strengthen Pacific populations’ resilience to the health impacts of a changing...
PROFILE: Carlos Lopes: A leading climate voice
Africa Confidential
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14th November 2024 A prominent voice on trade, economics, and climate change, Carlos Lopes, is known for his competence and combative nature. As the African Union’s chief negotiator on what became the Samoa Agreement between the African, Caribbean...
Australia To Invest In Africa’s Climate Resilience
The National Tribune
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November 12, 2024
ACIAR The Australian Government will invest A$76.4 million for agricultural research and capacity development programs to strengthen climate resilience and food security in Africa. Led by ACIAR, the 6-year Africa-Australia Partnership for Climate...
MEDIA BRIEFING: Major Pacific climate report launched at COP29
Scimex Newsfeed
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November 11, 2024
Funder: This research was funded by Aotearoa New Zealand’s International Development Cooperation Programme — Ngā Hoe Tuputupu-mai-tawhiti. The views expressed in this research and associated publication are those of the authors, and are...
International community fails to provide adequate funding for climate & biodiversity: Indian trade policy expert Pradeep Mehta
ETPrime
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While condemning unilateral measures on trade and environment by the European Union, noted Indian trade policy expert Pradeep Mehta has expressed concern over the international community’s failure to come up with adequate funding for both climate...
We Have No Land, We Are The Land. We Have No Sea, We Are The Sea Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East make us forget that climate change has also long since claimed its victims. Its geographical effects are inevitably fueling social stress, political…
Nepali Times
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November 11, 2024
Thirty years ago, two years after the Rio Conference on Environment and Development in 1992, a joint research project by Swisspeace and ETH Zurich came to the following conclusion: "The dramatic intensification of global, regional and local...