Australia, under fire for coal, pledges $A500 million for Pacific climate change
Nadi, FijiReuters Australia will donate $A500 million to Pacific Islands for renewable energy projects and to help its neighbours prepare for the impact of climate change, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday. The low-lying islands of the Pacific are seen as the front line of global climate change, battling rising sea levels and other […]
Rising disaster risk but little insurance interest in Pacific islands
Thomson Reuters Foundation Pacific island nations are some of the world’s most disaster-prone countries, yet only a handful have signed up to an insurance scheme that dispenses rapid payouts in a crisis – a situation experts hope to change. The United Nations says only about eight per cent of disaster losses are covered in the […]
New Zealand considers visa for climate ‘refugees’ from Pacific islands
Thomson Reuters Foundation Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand. PICTURE: Dan Freeman/Unsplash New Zealand is proposing a special refugee visa for Pacific Islanders who are forced to migrate because of rising sea levels, the nation’s new climate change minister said, as world leaders wrap up United Nations climate talks in Germany. In the […]
ESSAY: PACIFIC ISLANDERS HUNGRY FOR JUSTICE, THIRSTY FOR CHANGE
MARIA TIIMON, Caritas Australia’s climate change report ambassador, on why we should all be concerned about the effects of climate change outlined in the recent Caritas report, Hungry for Justice, Thirsty for Change, Caritas State of the Environment Report for Oceania 2016…
ESSAY: WHY I AM ‘PRAYING FOR OUR PACIFIC’
Rev Dr SEFOROSA CARROLL, who works with churches and communities across the Pacific for Australian mission and humanitarian organisation UnitingWorld, writes about why she’s taking part in the ‘Pray for Our Pacific’ initiative…
PACIFIC ISLANDS: CHRISTIANS URGED TO PRAY FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE
DAVID ADAMS reports on a new initiative encouraging Christians around the world to pray for those Pacific Islanders affected by climate change…