Nature finance: what’s being done and is it working? Make Change Happen podcast episode 34

[Music] Simon Cullen [00:06] Hello and welcome to the Make Change Happen podcast from the International Institute for Environment and Development. I'm Simon Cullen. Reading the news, you'll see lots of stories about climate finance and the need...

 Supporting locally-led climate action through Nature-based Solutions in the Pacific

An SPC-led assessment finds that scaling Nature-based Solutions in the Pacific requires stronger local capacity, funding access, and community-driven action for lasting climate resilience. Across the Pacific Islands, climate change is no longer a...

For an Effective and Legitimate Jurisdictional Regime on the Crime of Aggression at Last: States Parties to the Statute of the International Court to Convene on Monday for a Special Session in New York

As of Monday, a window of historic opportunity will be open for States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC Statute) for three days to provide the Court with a more effective and more legitimate legal framework for...

Vanuatu leads charge for world’s largest Indigenous-led marine reserve at UN summit

Vanuatu’s Climate Change Minister, Ralph Regenvanu, is urging Pacific nations to support a vast cross-border marine sanctuary that could cover over six million square kilometres. He hopes the Melanesian Ocean Reserve will be a model for other...

Fiji assumes MSG chairmanship from Vanuatu

Prime Minister James Marape (second-left) and the MSG Leaders of the member countries Fiji PM Sitiveni Rabuka, Vanuatu PM Jotham Napat, Solomon Islands PM Jeremiah Manele and FLNKS Spokesman Wamytan Roch of New Caledonia inside the BLV Talanoa for...

Vanuatu Trade Commissioner strengthens development partnership with Mafi Traditional Area 

By Kekeli K. Blamey Adidome (V/R), June 17, GNA -Professor Hugh K. Aryee, the Vanuatu Trade Commissioner to Ghana, has reaffirmed his commitment to fostering sustainable development in the Mafi Traditional Area, with a strong emphasis on youth...

Enabling inclusion: Disability awareness in coastal fisheries management in Vanuatu

Fisheries and disability stakeholders convened in Port Vila, on 7 October 2024, at the Melanesian Hotel conference room for a learning workshop spearheaded by the Vanuatu Fisheries Department (VFD). This workshop focused on disability awareness...

Vanuatu Media Women Inspired By Fiji

“Don’t be afraid to get out there, be respectful and aware of how people are being sensitive. And welcome critics, because that’s the only way you can learn and grow.” Media representative from Vanuatu Stephanie Tebi (left), and Sussie Kilman...

Vanuatu leads the fight for climate justice at the largest global meeting on preserving the world’s Ocean

PCRIC engages Tiueti

The Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC) has engaged Tonga’s former Finance Minister Tiofilusi Tiueti to lead the development of a national contingency plan aimed at strengthening Tonga’s financial preparedness for natural disasters....

Vanuatu Anticipates New Era With Climate Change Reparations

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Nature finance: what’s being done and is it working? Make Change Happen podcast episode 34

[Music] Simon Cullen [00:06] Hello and welcome to the Make Change Happen podcast from the International Institute for Environment and Development. I'm Simon Cullen. Reading the news, you'll see lots of stories about climate finance and the need...

17th Climate Change & Business Conference: Where Ambition Meets Action

Aotearoa New Zealand’s premier Climate Change and Business Conference returns in 2025, bringing together global and local leaders to accelerate climate action and business innovation. The conference is taking place on 8-9 September at the Viaduct...

Climate change made May’s Arctic heatwave 3C hotter, scientists say

“People often think of countries like India, Italy and the US when we talk about climate change and heatwaves,” says Dr Sarah Kew, researcher at the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute. But, as a new study from the World Weather Attribution...

Vanuatu calls on world leaders to drop lip service and fulfill climate pledges

By Pacific Island Times News Staff Plans, promises and declarations without corresponding actions are pointless, according to Vanuatu’s climate official, who called on world leaders to make their climate pledges “a binding legal duty.” “Protecting...

World Earthquake Report for Friday, 4 July 2025

Previous news Fri, 4 Jul 2025, 05:02 Wonder which was the most powerful earthquake in the world on your birthday? Or during a given month or even a whole year? Find it out using our new earthquake search tool! ... Read all Thu, 3 Jul 2025, 22:46...

Vanuatu Climate Minister Ralph Regenvanu On UN Ocean Conference

“It is time to move beyond voluntary pledges to making climate action a binding legal duty.” Statement from Ralph Regenvanu, Minister of Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology & Geo-Hazards, Energy, Environment and Disaster Management for the...

From curries to climate hero

In the sweltering midday heat of Chennai in southern India, the roadside vendor cracks open a green coconut with two swift blows from his hooked knife. As he hands it off to locals on their daily lunch break, its cool, fresh taste almost makes...

Marape welcomes US$63.4 Million GCF grant for landmark REDD+ Project

Prime Minister James Marape has welcomed the approval of a groundbreaking US$63.4 million grant by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for Papua New Guinea — the country’s first-ever single-nation GCF project — marking a major milestone in international...

Vanuatu says it has no plans to revoke Andrew Tate’s golden passport after review

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