President of Kiribati eyes UQ for research partnerships
His Excellency Taneti Maamau with Associate Professor Renuka Mahadevan. read more
View ArticleNo time to waste: climate impacts demand response at Pacific COP
Bonn, November 3, 2017 – In a year marked by devastating hurricanes, floods and drought, Greenpeace said real world leaders must stand up at the UN climate talks in Bonn and propel climate action...
View ArticleTime to put the most affected women and girls at the heart of UN climate...
November, 2017. Bonn, Germany. Leaders must put the needs of those disproportionately affected by climate change impacts – women and girls – firmly at the heart of talks during the 23rd annual UN...
View ArticleThe two Americas at COP23
Before his fall from grace, former Democratic vice-presidential candidate John Edwards used to talk about 'the two Americas' to describe the gap between the poor and the wealthy. But the phrase earned...
View ArticleUN climate change conference in Bonn - questions and answers
e? Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC [1]) and the Kyoto Protocol [2] meet once a year at high level to discuss how to take international climate action forward and adopt...
View ArticleEU expects solid progress on Paris Agreement implementation at UN climate...
The EU expects this year's UN climate conference (COP23) to reaffirm once again the international community's commitment to stepping up the global response to climate change and achieving the goals of...
View ArticlePacific island links: Sogavare out, COP23, Manus and more
By Euan Moyle, an intern in the Lowy Institute's Pacific Islands Program. read more
View ArticleNo future in fossil fuels - Greenpeace, Pacific activists call for climate...
Bonn, Germany, November 10, 2017 - Activists from Greenpeace in Germany and Pacific Island Represent have sent a message to leaders meeting at the UN climate talks in Bonn, projecting an image of faces...
View ArticleNo Green without Blue: More needed to tackle ocean acidification and to...
Jonathan Taylor said, “The European Investment Bank, which is the long-term lender of the European Union, can be a strong partner in protecting the environment, especially our oceans. read more
View ArticleLaunch of special initiative to address climate change impact on health in...
Today, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23), WHO, in collaboration with the UN Climate Change secretariat and in partnership with the Fijian Presidency of the twenty-third Conference...
View ArticleParticipate in the Commonwealths Diaspora Investment Survey to help finance...
Migration has been one of the key pillars upon which the association of Commonwealth members has been built and has resulted in a large Commonwealth diaspora. The dramatic growth in remittances over...
View ArticleWorlds eyes on Norway as historic climate trial begins
Oslo, Norway 13 November 2017 – Tomorrow, environmental organisations Greenpeace Nordic and Nature and Youth take on the Norwegian government in court for opening up new areas in the Arctic to oil...
View ArticleMerkel must help break deadlock on pre-2020 climate action at Pacific COP
Bonn, Germany – 13 November 2017 – Developed countries must break a deadlock at the UN climate talks in Bonn and discuss their pre-2020 climate actions, starting with COP host German Chancellor Merkel...
View Article2018 Oceania Road Championships head to Tasmania
The Oceania Cycling Confederation (OCC) is pleased to announce the 2018 Oceania Road Cycling Championships will be held in Tasmania, Australia, March 23-25, 2018. read more
View ArticleCommonwealth observes elections in Tonga
Commonwealth observers will oversee elections in Tonga for the first time this week. read more
View ArticleBanabas history of exploitation on display
While Australia got rich off the exports of its phosphate empire: wheat, dairy and meat, Banaba was being systematically ravaged. read more
View ArticleStrong leadership must emerge to drive Pacific COP climate ambition forward -...
Bonn, 17 November 2017 – Greenpeace demanded climate leadership to emerge from the Pacific COP, calling on leaders to listen to the need for urgency and transform their energy and land-use systems....
View ArticleAgreements at UN climate talks fall behind vulnerable countries call to action
Bonn, Germany. 17 November. The international humanitarian and development agency CARE International comments on the closure of the 23nd UN climate change conference (COP23) in Bonn, Germany. read more
View ArticleUN Climate Talks Put Strong Focus On Ambition
In response to the close COP23 and commenting on the unprecedented coalition of American leaders who attended the talks, Lou Leonard, World Wildlife Fund (WWF)’s senior vice president of climate change...
View ArticleUN climate conference makes progress on Paris Agreement implementation
This year's climate conference,COP23, concluded today with steps forward to ensure global climate action through implementation of the Paris Agreement. read more
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