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1.5degC overshoot inevitable, action must limit the damage : UN Climate Chief

Fiji, Oct. 8 -- UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell says the world must urgently act to keep the expected breach of the 1.5degC warming limit as short and as small as possible, warning ... Read More


Azerbaijan support stronger climate action for Pacific SIDS

Fiji, Oct. 8 -- Azerbaijan has called for the voices of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to play a greater role in shaping global climate policy, saying countries least responsible for emissions ... Read More


PSIDS have shown the way on climate finance: Barbados Economic Affairs Minister

Fiji, Oct. 8 -- Barbados is calling for a major shift in how climate finance is delivered to small island states, warning that broad promises of more funding will not close the investment gap facing v... Read More


India offers Pacific climate expertise, calls for equity at COP31

Fiji, Oct. 8 -- India has offered to share its expertise in ocean science, coastal monitoring, early warning systems and climate risk assessment with Pacific island countries as leaders push for stron... Read More


UAE calls for climate finance to move from promises to implementation

Fiji, Oct. 8 -- The United Arab Emirates has called for climate negotiations to move beyond declarations and deliver financing and projects that improve the lives of communities facing the impacts of ... Read More


Climate action must move from ambition to implementation: Indonesia

Fiji, Oct. 8 -- Indonesia has called for a stronger global response to climate change, saying the focus of international negotiations must now shift from setting ambitions to delivering results on the... Read More


Climate Finance must reach the Pacific faster: Green Climate Fund chief

FIJI, Oct. 8 -- Green Climate Fund Executive Director Mafalda Duarte has warned that climate finance must be delivered faster and at greater scale, saying Pacific communities cannot afford to wait yea... Read More


Caribbean backs Pacific stand on 1.5C, sovereignty and climate finance

FIJI, Oct. 8 -- Antigua and Barbuda has backed the Pacific's call to keep the 1.5C target within reach, protect the sovereignty of climate-vulnerable states and deliver climate finance at the scale ne... Read More


Pacific climate fund still US$320m short of target ahead of COP31

FIJI, Oct. 8 -- The Pacific's newly operational regional climate fund is still US$320 million short of the minimum capitalisation it needs, with Pacific leaders urging international partners to turn p... Read More


Forum Chair and Palau President Whipps demands climate justice, direct grants for Pacific at Pre-COP31

Fiji, Oct. 7 -- Forum Chair and Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr has called on international leaders to replace slow climate finance and debt with direct, grant-based investment, warning that Pacifi... Read More