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GCF offers big grant to help protect Pacific countries tuna stock
Xinhua News Agency
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SUVA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- A 107 million U.S. dollars' grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) will support 14 Pacific Island countries in safeguarding their tuna industries against climate change impacts. According to Tonga's news website Matangi...
US$107 million grant to help protect Pacific countries tuna stock
Matangi Tonga Online
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March 6, 2025
A US$107 million grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) will support 14 Pacific Island countries including Tonga, in safeguarding their tuna industries against climate change impacts. Announced at the Honiara Summit 2025, in the Solomon Islands...
This year’s ‘finance COP’ in Baku may be a day late and a dollar short
The Parliament Magazine
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November 8, 2024
Finance is in focus at the COP29 climate summit in Baku this month. Government representatives from all UN member states, as well as the State of Palestine, the Holy See, Niue, the Cook Islands, and the European Union, will gather in the...
Million dollar climate funding to protect Tonga’s tuna stocks
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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March 7, 2025
Tonga is among 14 Pacific nations to receive a US$107 million Green Climate Fund (GCF) grant to safeguard their tuna industries from climate change impacts. Announced at the Honiara Summit 2025, the funding—one of the largest ever to the Pacific...
New book chronicles the legacy of ‘Pacific icon’ Marjorie Crocombe
Cook Island News
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February 22, 2025
The launch event, at USP Cook Islands, Tuesday 25 February at 11am, will include readings, discussions and an opportunity to purchase copies of the book. SUPPLIED/25022102 A new book, Marjorie Crocombe – e va’ine toa, e rangatira, honours the...
Drowning in debt: Church demands relief for Pacific nations
Pacific Media Network
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Many countries in the Pacific are getting deeper in the red to cover disaster recovery and mitigation costs, prompting calls for debt forgiveness and restructured format for climate finance. A report from Caritas Oceania and Australia groups,...
Transforming Pacific Tourism: PTDI Strengthens Data-Driven Decision-Making
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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March 7, 2025
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) has released key findings from the first-year impact assessment of the Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI), highlighting its transformative role in strengthening National Tourism Organisations (NTOs)...
Filipina Riza Rasco sets foot in N. Korea, marking visit to all countries
Inquirer
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February 20, 2025
Photo courtesy of Riza Rasco MANILA, Philippines — Riza Rasco’s journey to every corner of the globe reached its pinnacle on Thursday as she crossed into North Korea—her 203rd and final country—marking a historic achievement not just for herself...
Germany commits €3 Million disaster preparedness support to 15 countries
Pacific Community (SPC)
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A €3 million grant agreement will strengthen disaster preparedness across 15 countries by establishing a network of humanitarian supply warehouses for rapid emergency response. This two-year funding from the Government of Germany to the Pacific...
Climate change is robbing Pacific islands of another resource: Tuna
Pacific News Service
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Fourteen Pacific island nations will receive US$107 million to adapt their tuna-dependent economies as climate change pushes the fish farther from their shores, the Green Climate Fund announced Tuesday. The fund’s largest grant-only project to...
Fiji to experience 8 inches of sea level rise
The Fiji Times
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October 22, 2024
Fiji will experience at least eight inches (15 centimetres) of sea level rise in the next 30 years, according to an analysis by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) sea level change science team. Other countries in the Pacific...
Fiji to experience 6 inches of sea level rise
The Fiji Times
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October 22, 2024
Fiji will experience at least six inches (15 centimetres) of sea level rise in the next 30 years, according to an analysis by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) sea level change science team. Other countries in the Pacific which...
It takes a village to raise a child: UN rings alarm over crisis in the Pacific
Pacific Media Network
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The United Nations warns that Pacific children face alarmingly high rates of violence and abuse, which are among the highest in the world. The UN says these issues stem from inadequate government-funded services, persistent religious and cultural...
VIRTUAL REALITY STATISTICS 2024: MARKET SIZE & INDUSTRY GROWTH
Hollywood Gazette
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September 30, 2024
“`html VIRTUAL REALITY STATISTICS 2024: MARKET SIZE & INDUSTRY GROWTH Last Updated: September 24, 2024 The technology of virtual reality (VR) has gained immense popularity recently, with various applications that span entertainment, education, and...
An ‘incredible celebration’ of culture
SunLive
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November 5, 2024
This year’s Pasifika Festival in the Bay was an “incredible celebration” of Pacific identities, languages and cultures. Between 8-10,000 people arrived in Katikati to be part of the festival which was held at Katikati College. This year there were...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – Feb. 21–27, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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February 27, 2025
Political Leadership, Regionalism, Peace and Security Fiame still PM of Samoa, no confidence motion fails (Samoa Observer) NZ’s foreign minister raises concerns over China’s Tasman Sea drills, Cook Islands deals on Beijing visit (PACNEWS/Reuters)...
Pacific nations receive major GCF grant for tuna stock management
RNZ
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February 26, 2025
Frozen tuna being transhipped in Vidar in Papua New Guinea. Photo: Francisco Blaha There are high hopes that 14 Pacific countries will be able to better manage their tuna stocks with the help of a major grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The...
Pacific And Ocean Experts On Ocean Protection At Historic Commonwealth Meeting In Samoa
Scoop
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Sunday, 27 October 2024, 11:10 pm Press Release: Burness 22 October Members expected to adopt the first-ever Commonwealth Ocean Declaration Incorporating new scientific data, experts issued statements urging action on the global goal to protect...
Docu-series 'Instruments of the Moana' explores legacy of Pacific musical heritage
RNZ
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November 3, 2024
Tau'ili'ili is travelling to Samoa, Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga, the Cook Islands, Niue, and the Solomon Islands to research various musical instruments. Photo: Supplied / Tauiliili Alpha Maiava Samoan-born New Zealand writer, director, and composer...
New Power in Name Alone
Brown Political Review
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February 7, 2025
AI startups have an unexpected business partner: the tiny Caribbean island polity of Anguilla. In 1980, Anguilla, a territory of the United Kingdom, was awarded the .ai domain name by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). This fairly...