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Without cuts to global emissions, the Pacific Islands can expect additional sea level rise of 15 cm (5.9 inches) by 2050 and 30 days a year of coastal flooding, he said.
August 21, 2024 at 8:36 AM. SYDNEY (Reuters) - Geopolitical shocks could disrupt the political and security landscape and strain unity in the Pacific Islands region amid strategic rivalry between ...
Pacific leaders last week elevated the health impact of non-communicable disease as a priority for the Pacific Islands Forum, whose 18-member states range from remote atolls to regional hub Fiji.
The United States–Pacific Island Country Summit was a meeting hosted by President of the United States Joe Biden with Pacific Island leaders held on September 28–29, 2022 at the White House in Washington, D.C., which coincided with the week of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Video footage showing waves hitting coastal areas in Tonga was reported by Sky News. [187] Atatā, a small island off the capital city, was reportedly submerged and rescue operations were being carried out. Images confirmed that most of the island have been wiped out; the New Zealand Defence Force described the damages as "catastrophic". [188]
The 51st Pacific Islands Forum was a meeting of the heads of state and heads of government of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), which was held in Suva, Fiji from 11 to 14 July 2022. [2] The meeting was chaired by the Prime Minister of Fiji, Frank Banimarama. [3] The meeting led up to the launch of the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent.
August 28, 2024 at 4:35 AM. By Kirsty Needham and Lewis Jackson. SYDNEY (Reuters) -Leaders of several Pacific Islands have endorsed an Australian-funded A$400 million ($271 million) plan to ...
The umbrella term Pacific Islands has taken on several meanings. [1] Sometimes it is used to refer only to the islands defined as lying within Oceania. [2] [3] [4] At other times, it is used to refer to the islands of the Pacific Ocean that were previously colonized by the British, French, Spaniards, Portuguese, Dutch, or Japanese, or by the United States.