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-NEW- Coconuts, wind to power Paciﬁc

11/05/2012, Tiny Paciﬁc nations which are most at threat from rising seas have vowed to dump dirty...

EU to help drowning Paciﬁc islands

13/4/2012, Faced with the adverse effects of climate change and rising sea levels on Paciﬁc islands, the...

Council of Paciﬁc Arts council summit starts today

27/3/2012, Delegations for the three days council meeting have arrived over the weekend.

Climate change tops MSG agenda

26/3/2012, Fiji's Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ratu Inoke Kubuabola said this...

Vanuatu, Nauru and Tonga share success stories of health and sports working together to ﬁght NCDs

22/3/2012, The small island of Aniwa with a population of 400 in Vanuatu’s Tafea Province has been...

Australian scheme cuts cost of Paciﬁc remittances

21/3/2012, The Australian Government has set up a new, cheaper system for Paciﬁc Islanders to send...

World's biggest Polynesian and Maori festival takes over Manukau

14/3/2012, The world’s biggest Polynesian and Maori festival kicked off in South Auckland today...

Fiji launches National Climate Change Policy

2/3/2012, Stakeholders in Fiji have been urged to foster partnerships that are critical for the successful...

Tonga commits to women empowerment and gender equality

2/3/2012, The central Paciﬁc Islands of Kiribati are planning to buy land in Fiji in case rising sea levelsl...

Kiribati eyeing land in Fiji as sea levels rise

2/3/2012, The central Paciﬁc Islands of Kiribati are planning to buy land in Fiji in case rising sea levels...

Dates for 43rd Paciﬁc Islands Forum conﬁrmed

22/2/2012, The 43rd Paciﬁc Islands Forum and related meetings will be held from 27 – 31 August 2012...

Deep sea minerals’ increasing importance to Paciﬁc: SPC

22/2/2012, The head of the Secretariat of the Paciﬁc Community (SPC) says deep sea minerals will...

Tonga opens ﬁrst community radio station for women

14/12/2011, Tonga will open its ﬁrst community radio station in a bid to highlights issues affecting women...

Broadcast to empower rural women

14/12/2011, GENERATION Next Fiji is dedicating its one-week broadcast to the empowerment of rural...

Paciﬁc study looks at the role of schools in preventing obesity

16/12/2011, United States - Obesity is a rising epidemic among school-aged children in the Paciﬁc region...

Warning on climate impact on Paciﬁc

8 December 2011 – Climate Change Minister Greg Combet released the report while attending the United...

UN agency, Italian energy company partner to combat hunger and climate change

7 December 2011 – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Italian...

Paciﬁc youth work to highlight value of culture

14 November 2011 - A new report by New Zealand researchers is recommending that managers...

Climate change may create new wave of asylum seekers

10 Nov 2011 - The effects of climate change on small Paciﬁc Island nations could eventually lead to a new...

Heart Foundation banks on media to touch Paciﬁc communities

4 Nov 2011 - The New Zealand National Heart Foundation hopes Paciﬁc focused media will collaborate...

Representatives from the region discuss effects of climate change

2 Nov 2011 - Representatives from across the Paciﬁc have come together at the third regional workshop...

U.S government proposes expanding American Samoa's national marine sanctuary

25 Oct 2011 - The U.S federal government is proposing adding ﬁve new reef and offshore areas to the...

Thumbs up for traditional medicines

19 October 2011 - The World Health Organisation's Regional Strategy for Traditional Medicine has been...

Facing droughts, Paciﬁc islands need urgent risk mitigation steps, UN warns

10 October 2011 - Amid growing concerns about drought crises in some small island States of the Pacific...

Vast shark sanctuary created in Paciﬁc

3 Oct 2011 - The Marshall Islands government has created the world's largest shark sanctuary...

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-NEW- Progress in climate talks welcomed, Ambassador Beck

8 October 2011 - Ambassador Beck: I think there is some progress made here in Panama considering...

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-NEW- Rudd pledges $64 million for Papua New Guinea health

3 Oct 2011 - Australian foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has pledged $64 million to improve health in...

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Small islands States sound alarm at UN over their vulnerability to climate change

26 Sept 2011 - Rpresentatives of Small Island States took to the podium at the Generall...

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Consultation vital for climate strategy

29 Sept 2011 - National consultation is an important element in the creation of a national...

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NICEF opts for new technology to counter infant mortality

27 Sept 2011 - The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, is to use mobile phone...

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Palau seeks UN World Court opinion on damage caused by greenhouse gases

22 September 2011 – The Paciﬁc island nation of Palau announced plans today to seek an advisory opinion...

Paciﬁc island leaders call at UN for greater efforts against lifestyle-related diseases

24 September 2011 - Lifestyle-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are taking an enormous toll in human...

PACNEWS DIGEST: International Peace Day to be commemorated across the Paciﬁc

19 September 2011 - As the world prepares to observe International Peace Day on 21 September, the Strengthening...

EU commits US$14 million for climate change in the Paciﬁc

12 September 2011- Papua New Guinea is set to beneﬁt from the US$14 million European Union Paciﬁc...

Paciﬁc backs Australia for UN Security Council seat

12 Sept 2011 - Paciﬁc Island countries have reafﬁrmed their support for Australia's bid for a seat at the United...

Taiwan helping Nauru become a low-carbon emission country

12/9/011 - Taiwan will help the Republic of Nauru, its ally in the South Paciﬁc, replace traditional lighting...

US commit funds for climate change in the Paciﬁc

12/9/011 - The United States Government today formally joined forces with the Secretariat of the Paciﬁc...

Push forward as one region, urge Leaders

7 September 2011- Paciﬁc ACP Leaders have called for continued negotiations on a comprehensive...

UN boss warns 'frontline' Kiribati

5 Sept 2011 - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today warned Kiribati, a low-lying Pacific nation...

UN warns of climate change instability

5/9/011 - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has warned of economic and social instability in the...

Recognised Seasonal Workers Scheme reaping beneﬁts - Reed

5/9/011 - The New Zealand Government says the Recognised Seasonal Employment Scheme (RSE) has
made...

UN Secretary General meets Forum SG

7 September 2011 - Ban Ki Moon meets Forum Secretary General, Tuiloma Neroni Slade: picture: Johnson...

China embraces Pacific

2/9/011 - China is consolidating ties with the Paciﬁc, saying it will persist with the training of locals and...

Fiji, FSM get US environmental grants

29/8/2011 - The regional environment ofﬁcer at the U.S. Embassy in Suva has awarded three grants to Paciﬁc...

Pacific island power recognised at UN

1/9/2011 - The Asian group of nations at the United Nations has changed its name to the Asia-Paciﬁc group in what...

Tuvalu might ban important junk food to cut levels of lifestyle disease

31/8/2011 - Tuvalu?s government is considering a ban on importing junk food as it tries to reduce the level...

Work together, health, trade ofﬁcials told

22/08/2011 - Public health advocates need to engage in debates not against trade negotiators but in...

Tribal feud resolved by swapping children in Vanuatu

26 August 2011 - Warring tribes on the tiny Paciﬁc island of Tanna in Vanuatu have agreed to swap two children to settle...

Fiji to host Engaging with the Paciﬁc meeting next week

26 August 2011 - Fiji will host the Engaging with the Paciﬁc meeting in Nadi next week. A government statement said Heads of State...

Kiwi students urged to take action for climate change

23/08/2011 - UNICEF NZ is calling on students, parents and teachers to reduce the amount of cars driven to school on...

Micronesian countries to climate-proof roads

23 August 2011 - The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has been upgrading roads in preparation for the possible...

PNG 'Repentance Day' a bolt from the blue

26/08/2011 - Many Papua New Guinea (PNG) residents are scratching their heads today as they mark the country's....

Enforcing shark sanctuary will take attitude shift, new rules

19 August 2011 - A proposed Paciﬁc shark sanctuary must overcome islanders? attitudes and commercial ﬁshing...

Paciﬁc Island countries off-track in meeting MDGs

19/08/2011 - The Paciﬁc Island countries face four main challenges and bottlenecks for reaching Millennium Development...

Kiribati women show their skills in Parliament

11/08/2011, Kiribati - The Maneaba ni Maungatabu (Parliament) was a scene of intense debate and dialogue this week...

Fiji elected Vice president of UN General Assembly

5 August 2011 - Fiji's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Peter Thomson has been...

Regional Micronesian shark sanctuary ready by 2012

02/08/2011 - Leaders of North Paciﬁc nations have passed a signiﬁcant resolution on shark conservation during...

Paciﬁc Islands green/blue economic future must challenge global economic models

3 August 2011 - Paciﬁc Island nations cannot move to a new economic development paradigm alone, the structure...

Solomon Islands PM encourage islanders to be proud of hosting festival of Paciﬁc Arts

28 July, 2011 - Solomon Islands Prime Minister Danny Philip has encouraged all citizens of Solomon Islands to...

Greening economy is not a new concept, Cook Islands PM

23 July 2011 - And, his country is one of the ﬁrst allocate its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) for marine conservation.

Youth advocate for sustainable use of region's natural resources

23 July 2011 - Young people attending the Rio+20 Preparatory Meeting in Apia say Paciﬁc Leaders need to...

Paciﬁc need to put economic value to their ecosystem, Taholo Kami

25 July 2011 - The Paciﬁc needs to assess the value of its massive ecosystems and use it to attract investments...

Tonga, Cook Islands and Vanuatu turn to renewable energy

22 July 2011 - Tonga and Cook Islands are two Paciﬁc Island countries successfully turning to renewable energy...

UNWOMEN applauds Fiji's efforts

20 July 2011 - Fiji was among other countries worldwide to mark the launch of the report Progress for the World?s Women:

Migration to increase from Paciﬁc overcrowding

6 July 2011 - An aerial photo of Fanning Island, Kiribati. Dr Bedford says overcrowding is becoming a serious problem...

Australia's aid program to be focused on 'fragile' Pacific

6 July 2011 - AUSTRALIA'S aid program will be cleaned up and focused on "fragile states", with support for emerging...

Facing climate change, Tuvalu families move to Futuna

7 July 2011 - Reports from the French Paciﬁc island of Futuna say more than 20 people from Tuvalu are expected to settle...

Reproductive health counsellors for Kiribati

28 June 2011 - A Fiji counselling service provider has extended its services to the region.

Global warming blamed for Paciﬁc marine life passing into Atlantic

27 June 2011 - Scientists are warning that global warming has allowed marine life from the Paciﬁc Ocean to pass into the...

High-level US delegation to visit Paciﬁc islands, excluding Fiji

24 June 2011 - Senior US civilian and military ofﬁcials will travel next week to the Paciﬁc islands to discuss environmental,

AUD$300,000 for climate change projects in Fiji

23 June 2011 - The Australian government has given AUD$300,000 to the University of the South Paciﬁc (USP) to facilitate...

Kiribati promotes voluntary HIV Testing, Young people vulnerable to infection

10 June 2011 - Kiribati does not currently have a high HIV prevalence, but it did have several high-risk groups carrying...

SIDS push for new loss and damage mechanism at Climate Change talks

8 June 2011 - Amid claims that greenhouse gas emissions have risen to the highest level in history, the Cook...

Korea, Paciﬁc Islands to boost cooperation in development and Climate Change

1 June 2011 - South Korea will boost trade and investment into the development of natural resources, energy...

PNG to co-host U.S, World Bank talks on maternal health

23 May 2011 - Papua New Guinea and the United States in partnership with the World Bank will co-host talks...

Papua New Guinean seasonal workers arrive in Australia

24 May 2011 - The ﬁrst group of Papua New Guinean workers to participate in the Australian Paciﬁc Seasonal...

Australian aid to strengthen Paciﬁc education

12 May 2011 - Australia will invest an additional $US125 million over four years towards education programs in the Paciﬁc.

Australia pledges millions in aid to PNG, Paciﬁc

11 May - Australia will provide $US480 million in aid to Papua New Guinea next year, making it the second largest aid...

Kiribati gets emergency aid to meet rising food costs

12 May 2011 - The World Bank is to provide tens of thousands of people in the outer islands of Kiribati in the South Paciﬁc...

Samoa to jump forward in time by one day

9 May 2011 - The South Paciﬁc island nation of Samoa is to jump forward in time by one day in order to boost its economy.

Taiwan Paciﬁc allies support climate change

10 May - Leaders of Taiwan?s three allies in the Paciﬁc have pledged their support for Taiwan?s efforts to address climate...

Tuvalu children beneﬁt from U.S educational software company

11 May - A U.S educational software company, Imagine Learning has donated more than US$30,000 in software and computer...

Islanders lack climate change expertise: Lal

3 May 2011 - Pacific Islanders currently lack expertise in climate change says the Director of the Pacific Centre for Environment...

OBAMA PUSHES FOR NUCLEAR-FREE SOUTH PACIFIC

MELBOURNE, Australia (Radio Australia, May 3, 2011) - United States President Barack Obama has called on the United...

Fiji to be admitted into NonAligned Movement

3 May - Fiji will be admitted as a member of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) at the end of the month.

Get wet in Fiji's garden playground

5 April - THE raging torrent of water surges over my head, hurling me down the slimy chute at a ferocious pace.

Plan to restore Paciﬁc forests

26 April 2011 - A grand plan to restore forests throughout the Paciﬁc has begun with attempts to re-establish forests on Nauru...

Tongan ﬁlm explores lost culture

6 April 2011 - The director might be Niuean and live in Papakura, and the ﬁlm about Tonga, but the message behind Tony...

Sea level rise in the Paciﬁc will contribute to environmental refugees

5 April 2011 - Most Paciﬁc Island countries will continue to be affected by the impacts of sea level rise if Greenhouse...

Better family planning in Paciﬁc will beneﬁt kids

12 April 2011 - The Paciﬁc Youth Council says encouraging better family planning may help give children better access...

Tuvalu not comfortable with environmental change refugees status

8/4/2011 - While the rest of the world continues to debate the implications of climate change, the people of the tiny island...

PACIFIC ISLANDS REPORT

Posted 12 April 2011 - Pacific Islands Development Program/East-West Center

Samoan PM supports continuous dialogue with Fiji

4/4/2011 - Samoan Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele has issued a statement showing his government's support for...

Tahiti delegate welcomes MSG support in decolonisation bid

4/4/2011 - One of French Polynesia's two members of the French senate says he has secured the support of Melanesian...

Australia to help rebuild Bougainville

Australia stands ready to assist and rebuild Bougainville as it had been since the crisis broke out in 1989.

Indonesia signals more cooperation with Paciﬁc region

Indonesia says it wants greater co-operation with Paciﬁc island countries because no country should stay...

Global warming creeps up on Kiribati

7 March 2011 - Teenagers in the central Paciﬁc are badly affected by global warming, according to a new UNICEF report.

UN supports Pacific Islands tackle climate change impact

7 March 2011 - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has pledged United Nations support to help Paciﬁc Island States...

Paciﬁc Islands need climate help, EU says

7 Mar 2011 - With Paciﬁc Island nations feeling the effects of climate change, it's important to link development to...

Ban vows to help Paciﬁc Island States mitigate climate change impact

4 March 2011 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today pledged United Nations support to help Paciﬁc Island States...

Kiribati's President plea for help
28/02/2011, Kiribati President, Anote Tong pleaded for the future of his country because of the threats of climate change,

Fiji doctors to get overseas internship
25/01/2011, Fiji's graduate doctors will now be able to go on attachments overseas in their area of professional interest...
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Beneath the Dead Sea, Scientists Are Drilling for Natural History
17 December 2010 - EIN GEDI, Israel ? Five miles out, nearly to the center of the Dead Sea, an international team...
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$80 million climate funding for Paciﬁc nations
10 December 2010 - Australia's Climate Change Minister, Greg Combet The Australian government has announced...
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Australia to seek Paciﬁc input on aid program
30 November 2010 - Australia says it wants to hear the views of Paciﬁc Island states as part of Canberra's recently...
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New facility boosts eye health in the Paciﬁc
30 November 2010 - New Zealand's Acting Head of Mission to Fiji, Phillip Taula; Director of the Paciﬁc Eye Institute...
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Greenpeace says Paciﬁc countries will be heard at climate change talks
30 November 2010 -The environmental organisation Greenpeace says the voice of vulnerable Paciﬁc countries will be...
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U.S ﬁrm to conduct climate change study in Paciﬁc

19 November 2010 - A United States-based engineering ﬁrm, KBR, yesterday announced that its Australian-based...
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Consensus on the plight of vulnerable states needed ahead of Cancun talks: President Tong
10 November 2010 - Kiribati President Anote Tong is hoping the climate change conference hosted by the Paciﬁc nation...
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Kiribati to show the world effects of climate change
8 November 2010 - About 40 o!cials from around the world will ﬂy to the tiny atoll nation of Kiribati this week to take a...
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Kiribati Church calls for international community to seriously look at forced migration
10 November 2010 - One of Kiribati's dominant church denomination, the Protestant Church has called on the international...

Clinton announces US$100m Climate change funding for Paciﬁc
4 November 2010 - The United States will provide more than US$100 million in climate-related fuisland nations worldwide.

Save the Pacific
Nov 1, 2010 - "The loss of biodiversity is killing us, it's killing the rest of life and we're going to kill ourselves. If we continue down...

MARSHALLS TO OFFER DIABETES TREATMENT ON ISLAND
HONOLULU, Hawaii (Pacific Islands Report, Nov. 1, 2010) - For the first time in 25 years, the Marshall Islands will reportedly have...

Secretariat of the Pacific Community looks for funding
2 Nov 2010 - New sources of funding are being sought to sustain the battle against non-communicable diseases, which kills more...

SOLOMONS GOVERNMENT TO SEEK THIRD TELECOM
HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Solomon Times, Nov,1 2010) - The Solomon Island's National Telecommunications Commissioner,

TUVALU'S 'DOT-TV' DOMAIN FACES UNCERTAIN FUTURE
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (RNZI, Oct. 31, 2010) - An Internet consultant says he expects the value of Tuvalu's domain code ".tv"...

Marine census shows ocean life ?richer? than expected
Oct. 4, 2010 - A ten-year effort by marine explorers from more than 80 countries has led to the first global Census of Marine Life...

Deputy UN chief urges increased global support for small island developing States

26 September 2010 - Economic, environmental and social vulnerabilities in small island developing States (SIDS) have...

Timorese leader, at UN, calls on Asia to lead the way on climate change

25 September 2010 - Timorese President José Ramos-Horta today exhorted his fellow Asians to take the lead on tackling...

Pacific Ocean islands use General Assembly to appeal for assistance on climate change

27 September 2010 - The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea announced to the General Assembly's annual high-level debate...

Tuvalu to form new government early next week

21 September 2010 - Tuvalu's new government is expected to be formed early next week, a week after the island nation voted in...

Pacific agriculture and forestry leaders encouraged to embrace 'e-agriculture'

23 September 2010 - Pacific Heads of Agriculture and Forestry Services (HOAFS) were encouraged to embrace information and...

Pacific Ocean islands use General Assembly to appeal for assistance on climate change

25 September 2010 - Three Pacific Ocean countries today appealed to United Nations Member States to act fast to combat climate...

Tuvalu to form new government early next week

21 September 2010 - Tuvalu's new government is expected to be formed early next week, a week after the island nation voted in...

Pacific agriculture and forestry leaders encouraged to embrace 'e-agriculture'

23 September 2010 - Pacific Heads of Agriculture and Forestry Services (HOAFS) were encouraged to embrace information and...

Solomon Islands happy with report of elections

23 September 2010 -Chairman of the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission and Speaker of Parliament, Sir Allan Kemakeza, says...

Tuvalu puts onus on developed countries for MDG progress

23 September 2010 - A Tuvalu diplomat says developed countries must recognise their role in helping the developing world reach the...

On World Maritime Day, UN official urges tribute to seafarers

23 September 2010 - The head of the United Nations agency mandated to ensure the safety of the shipping industry today urged...

Samoa PM addresses UN on MDG
22 September 2010 - Samoa's Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, has addressed a plenary session of the United Nations...

Boat made from plastic bottles completes Pacific voyage
26 Jul - A boat made from thousands of plastic bottles has sailed into Sydney Harbour, completing a four-month voyage that began...

UN meteorological agency reports end to El Niño pattern over the Pacific
6 July 2010 - The weather pattern known as El Niño rapidly dissipated in early May, giving way to the development of cool, neutral to...

Canoes recreate Pacific migration

4 June 2010 - Climate scientists have expressed surprise at findings that many low-lying Pacific islands are growing, not sinking...

Canoes recreate Pacific migration

18 Apr 2010 - A fleet of traditionally-designed Polynesian canoes has left New Zealand for a journey through the Pacific, re-living...

AIR PACIFIC ANNOUNCES RESUMPTION OF FLIGHTS TO KIRITIMATI ISLAND

30 March 2010 - Managing Director & CEO, John Campbell, today announced that subject to government approval, Air Pacific will...

Taiwan: Help for a Tiny Nation Facing Rising Waters

23 March 2010 - Taiwan pledged Tuesday to rescue Kiribati, a tiny South Pacific ally, from rising sea levels in a move intended to raise...

RMAT - Volume 10, Issue 12 Friday, 19 March 2010

World's Largest Marine Protected Area establishes Trust

AAAS: Coral reefs could disappear by the end of the century

24 February 2010 - The world's coral reefs could dissolve away by the end of the century as oceans become more acidic, research

The new wave: Harnessing the power of the ocean

25 February 2010 - (CNN) -- Producing electricity using the power of the oceans could start a new wave in renewable energy.

More than 20 million people in Asia-Pacific could fall into extreme poverty, UN warns

17 February 2010 - The global economic downturn could push an additional 21 million people in the Asia-Pacific region into

SOUTH PACIFIC: 'Poverty Measures Need Support of Rich Nations'

SUVA, Feb 16, 2010 (IPS) - Social protection programmes could help alleviate poverty in the Pacific Islands region, but without

Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Draws Attention to Need for Action

Press Statement - 12 February 2010 - Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, Tuiloma Neroni Slade, today