Nauru’s biggest donor Australia lobbied for a project that raises tough questions over how climate finance differs from traditional development aid.
The former governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji is warning the economic costs of traffic congestion will skyrocket if the matter is not dealt with now. Savenaca Narube says there are many more cars plus the roads are not well equipped to deal with it.
New research shows targets set out in the Paris climate change agreement may not be enough to offset sea level rise in the next 300 years.
Samoa's Prime Minister has called on Pacific Island countries to introduce emissions reductions targets that will ensure they don't exceed a maximum temperature rise of 1.5 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels.