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Beyond The Storm-Women, Climate, And The Power of Inclusion: Unlocking Stronger Climate Strategies through Gender-Responsive Action in the Pacific and Caribbean
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New Spotlight Nepal
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On the Edge: Women, Islands, and a Changing Climate In the vibrant Pacific and Caribbean regions, women are the quiet powerhouses behind both on- and off-farm work. It is they who nurture crops, tend home gardens, and harvest seafood drawing upon...
Owner: Keshab Prasad Poudel
Children are climate and disaster risk reduction champions
A new Memorandum of Understanding between WMO and COPE Academy Ltd strengthens cooperation to equip children with the knowledge and tools they need to understand, prepare for, and respond to hazards such as floods, cyclones, droughts, heatwaves....
Owner: United Nations
Chinese FM, Tonga's Crown Prince highlight mutual support
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CGTN
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, met with Tonga's Crown Prince and Minister for Foreign Affairs Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala in east China's Xiamen City on...
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Tonga constructing a new strategic development plan
Tongan Prime Minister Dr 'Aisake Eke speaking at the National Development Summit. 18 March 2025 Photo: Screengrab / Tonga Broadcasting Live Streaming The government of Tonga, led by Prime Minister Dr 'Aisake Eke and formed at the end of last year,...
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Groundbreaking parametric micro-insurance to strengthen climate resilience launched
The Solomon Islands has taken a significant step towards strengthening national resilience to climate change and natural disasters with the official launch of its first-ever market based Parametric Microinsurance Product. The launch, held in...
Owner: Loji Family
Kariba's Kasambabezi FM Empowers Marginalized Communities, Transforms Lives
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Cultural Survival - Massachusetts
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By Anwell Bepe, Kasambabezi FM Coordinator Kasambabezi FM, Kariba's community radio station, is making significant strides in addressing long-standing issues affecting marginalized communities in the district. Through its "Rise & Participate"...
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FAO Presents Credentials To Tonga’s PM, Reaffirms Commitment To Agricultural & Fisheries Development
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Scoop
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Saturday, 31 May 2025, 7:43 pm Press Release: UN FAO 28 May 2025, Nuku’alofa – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Subregional Coordinator for the Pacific Islands and FAO Representative to the Kingdom of Tonga, Mr....
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From spoilt for choice to rising tensions: how I rate home nations chances
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The Times
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The autumn internationals are nearly upon us, and with a British & Irish Lions tour having taken place in the summer, that is going to make things really difficult for the four home nations, isn’t it?No. There are some storylines around Lions...
Owner: Murdoch Family
Parametric Micro-insurance to Strengthen Climate Resilience launched
The Solomon Islands has taken a significant step towards strengthening national resilience to climate change and natural disasters with the official launch of its first-ever market based Parametric Microinsurance Product. The launch, held in...
Owner: Catherine Lamani
Dragons make ninth summer signing by snapping up powerful Tonga centre
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South Wales Argus
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The 30-year-old will head to Rodney Parade from Italy on a two-year contract and is the ninth confirmed signing of an extensive rebuild after a nightmare season. Paea has long been on the radar of Filo Tiatia and the head coach name-checked the...
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Experts Examine Climate Impacts On Pacific Health
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The devastating impacts of climate change on health in the Pacific Islands will be discussed at a symposium at the University of Auckland on 5 June. Dr Roannie Ng Shiu, a director of the university’s Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa – Centre for Pacific and...
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Pacific Vision for Adapted Crops and Soil officially launches on the margins of the Pacific Week of Agriculture and Forestry in Tonga
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Pacific Community (SPC)
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The Pacific Vision for Adapted Crops and Soil (PACS) was officially launched yesterday in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, on the margins of the 4th Pacific Week of Agriculture and Forestry. As climate change threatens food systems, the PACS will improve food...
Owner: Pacific Community
Here’s what we've learned in the 20 years since the deadliest natural disaster in modern history
On Boxing Day 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia set off a tsunami which killed almost 250,000 people. It was the deadliest natural disaster this century, and was probably the deadliest tsunami in human history. As coastal...
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Tonga celebrates Commonwealth Day
Tonga joined 56 nations in celebrating Commonwealth Day under the theme “Together We Thrive.” yesterday. The day emphasizes unity and cooperation among member countries. British High Commissioner to Tonga, His Excellency Mr. Philip Malone hosted...
Owner: Kalafi Moala
First Pacific Research Symposium launched in Tonga
Tonga is hosting the Pacific Community’s (SPC) inaugural Regional Research Symposium on Agriculture and Forestry, bringing together experts from over 30 countries. The two-day event which started yesterday at the Tanoa Dateline Hotel in Nukuʻalofa...
Owner: Kalafi Moala
Boxing Day tsunami: here’s what we have learned in the 20 years since the deadliest natural disaster in modern history
On Boxing Day 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia set off a tsunami which killed almost 250,000 people. It was the deadliest natural disaster this century, and was probably the deadliest tsunami in human history. As coastal...
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Palau will gain access to the Green Climate Fund to protect tuna stocks
By: Bernadette Carreon Palau and other Pacific countries will receive a $107.4 million grant from the Green Climate Fund and an additional $49.4 million in co-financing. This funding aims to manage the risks associated with the redistribution of...
Owner: Islandtimes Palau
Australia commits $3 million to support climate resilient farming
By Katalina Siasau The Pacific Farmer Organizations (PFO) will receive AUD$3 million in funding from the Australian Government to support climate-resilient farming initiatives in seven Pacific countries, including Tonga, over the next four years....
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Pacific Tourism Stakeholders Chart a Path for Inclusive and Sustainable Tourism
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), through its Division of Sustainable Tourism, hosted a one-day workshop on May 7th, held at the Crowne Plaza Fiji Nadi Bay Resort and Spa in Nadi, focused on advancing gender equity, transformative models of...
IMO’s history-making carbon emission levy is a step forward; Pacific Environment argues more steps are needed
On April 11, 2025, the International Maritime Organization made history and voted to approve the IMO Net-Zero Framework, setting legally-binding emission reduction targets and prices for non-compliance for international ships over the next 30...
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