PIDF

22/05/2016

http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=354866

Update: 3:29PM PACIFIC Islands Development Forum's climate change advisor Dr Mahendra Kumar is attending a climate change conference in Germany.

22/05/2016

http://www.loopvanuatu.com/content/vanuatu-saves-electricity-bill-and-earns-revenue-new-solar-energy-project

In addition, the country made VT900, 000 (US$8,400) revenue from the sale of power since November last year when the solar panel system was commissioned. Ham Lini, minister responsible for climate change and energy was happy to announce that the UAE renewable energy project has made a lot of differe...

22/05/2016

https://www.minds.com/blog/view/494275398117371904/sweden-sets-its-sights-on-becoming-the-world039s-first-fossil-fuel-free-nation

By taxing petroleum and diesal fuel, the Swedish government has put a plan into practice that will produce an infrastructure completely independent of fossil fuel. The plan accellerates in their 2016 budget, in which they will invest an addition $546 million into a slew of renewable energy productio...

22/05/2016

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/inquirer/plastic-waste-killer-of-the-seas/news-story/a4ab4116d7ee6e4fe3929009d799e371

When researchers examined the stomach contents of 13 s***m whales that washed up on Germany’s North Sea coast this year, they discovered further compelling evidence of how plastic waste plays havoc with the environment both on land and at sea.

22/05/2016

http://webtv.un.org/watch/opening-press-conference-of-the-world-humanitarian-summit-23-24-may-2016-istanbul-turkey/4906363388001

Opening Press Conference by Mr. Jan Eliasson, Deputy-Secretary-General of the UN and Mr. Stephen O’Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, World Humanitarian Summit (23-24 May 2016, Istanbul, Turkey).

17/05/2016

http://asiapacificreport.nz/2016/05/18/pacific-profile-jenny-jiva-climate-change-is-very-real-now/

ClimateCultureEducationEnvironmentPacific ReportFijiGlobalInnovationPacific ProfilePacific Profile: Jenny Jiva – ‘Climate change is very real now’ By TJ Aumua - May 18, 2016 0 41 SHARE Facebook Twitter tweet Report and video story by TJ Aumua Name: Jenny Jiva Age: 23 Occupation: Masters student, Uni...

12/05/2016

http://asiapacificreport.nz/2016/05/12/call-for-new-media-strategies-for-climate-change-journalism/

APJS newsfileGlobalInnovationPacific ReportKiribatiMediaMultimediaNew ZealandPoliticsScience-TechnologySustainabilityTechnologyCall for new media strategies for climate change journalism By Kendall Hutt - May 12, 2016 0 3 SHARE Facebook Twitter tweet Last month’s AJ+ video about ExxonMobile’s tactic...

10/05/2016

http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=353148

THE Education Ministry has developed a climate change education curriculum for primary schools which will soon be taught to Year 7 and 8 students.

09/05/2016

http://www.looptonga.com/content/5-islands-disappear-solomon-islands-due-rising-sea-levels-study

A further six reef islands have been severely eroded in the remote area of the Solomons, the study said, with one experiencing some 10 houses being swept into the sea between 2011 and 2014. “At least 11 islands across the northern Solomon Islands have either totally disappeared over recent decades o...

08/05/2016

The Secretary General of the PIDF, François Martel together with the High Commissioner of the Solomon Islands in Fiji His Excellency Patteson Oti signed the Memorandum of Understanding formalizing the hosting by the Solomon Islands of all PIDF Leadership Meetings for 2016 and 2017 on 7th May, 2016. Altogether six high level meetings are scheduled to be hosted in Solomon Islands.

03/05/2016

http://climateanalytics.org/hot-topics/ratification-tracker

Climate Analytics tracks the progress of ratification on this page. More information on ratification and entry into force of the Paris Agreement can be found here.

02/05/2016

http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/302757/president-fritch-meets-with-new-ulu-o-tokelau