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Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo says infrastructure key to island's future
RNZ
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August 27, 2025
Tuvalu PM Feleti Teo Photo: Pacific Islands Forum Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo told the Pacific Infrastructure Conference in Brisbane last week that infrastructure is the backbone of Tuvalu's development. He outlined key projects aimed at...
Act now to stop a flood of climate refugees
The Times
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The Earth is heating up and wildlife is on the move to higher, cooler ground. Deer, rabbits and beavers are moving into the Arctic. Butterflies once common in Mexico are now more likely to be spotted in Canada. And human beings are shifting, too....
No Agreement on Tackling Plastic Pollution
NewsForKids.net
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August 26, 2025
NFK Editors - August 26, 2025 Geneva, Switzerland —(Map) In early August, people representing over 180 countries met for 10 days in Geneva, Switzerland. They hoped to reach an agreement on dealing with plastic pollution. But the meeting ended in...
What will happen to the legal status of ‘sinking’ nations when their land is gone?
The Conversation
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August 28, 2025
Small island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati, the Maldives and Marshall Islands are particularly vulnerable to climate change. Rising seas, stronger storms, freshwater shortages and damaged infrastructure all threaten their ability to support...
Taiwan to improve ties in Asia-Pacific, bolster defense: Lai
Taipei Times
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August 28, 2025
President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday said that Taiwan is to work with Asian-Pacific partners to promote peace and sustainable development, while pledging stronger defense capabilities and economic security. At this year’s general assembly of the...
The World Court just ruled countries can be held liable for climate change damage – what does that mean for the US?
Space.com
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August 25, 2025
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The International Court of Justice issued a landmark advisory opinion in July 2025 declaring that...
The LDC graduation conundrum
Daily Star
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August 28, 2025
The least developed countries (LDCs) have been struggling to graduate to developing nations for years. But at the same time, these countries fear losing preferential trade, exports, and employment. So, they hesitate and step back even after...
Tuvalu threatens to quit the Pacific Islands Forum
The Pacific Island Times
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August 20, 2025
Tuvalu is threatening to pull out of the Pacific Islands Forum next month after the host nation, the Solomon Islands, moved to block all external partners from attending, according to The Guardian. Feleteo Teo, Tuvalu’s prime minister, told The...
Tuvalu convenes high-level donor roundtable to accelerate Climate adaptation amid rising sea threats
Pacific News Service
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The Tuvalu Government convened a high-level donor roundtable meeting together with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and UN Development Programme (UNDP), calling for urgent action to safeguard its future and fight against climate change. The...
Why Climate Visa Lottery Schemes Are Not the Answer
Foreign Policy
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In July 2025, an astonishing 8,750 people of Tuvalu’s approximately 9,470 residents registered for a visa to Australia through the Falepili Mobility Pathway, a “climate visa” born out of the Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union. The treaty grants 280...
Tuvalu seeks urgent action
Islands Business
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August 19, 2025
THE Pacific infrastructure gap required $USD 3.1 billion in investment every year. Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Secretary General, Baron Waqa, said this underscored the urgency in the scale of the challenges confronting the region. Speaking...
How Tuvaluans Can Relocate With Dignity Under the Falepili Union
The Diplomat
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August 21, 2025
In July 2025, the International Court of Justice recognized the “existential threat” that climate change-induced issues like rising sea levels pose to countries worldwide. Among the most vulnerable countries to the impacts of climate change are...
Take Control of Your Cash Flow: Proven Strategies for AR Leaders
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Tuvalu considers pulling out of Pacific leaders’ summit amid China-linked power…
Pacific News Service
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Tuvalu’s prime minister Feleti Teo said his country may pull out of the region’s top political meeting next month, after host nation Solomon Islands moved to block all external partners – including China, U.S and Taiwan – from attending. The...
Tuvalu considers pulling out of Pacific leaders’ summit
Taipei Times
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August 16, 2025
Tuvaluan Prime Minister Feletei Teo said his country might pull out of the region’s top political meeting next month, after host nation Solomon Islands moved to block all external partners — including China, the US and Taiwan — from attending. The...
Tuvalu considers pulling out of Pacific leaders’ summit amid China-linked power struggle
The Guardian
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August 15, 2025
Tuvalu’s prime minister Feletei Teo said his country may pull out of the region’s top political meeting next month, after host nation Solomon Islands moved to block all external partners – including China, US and Taiwan – from attending. The...
Plastic pollution treaty fails as countries remain divided
Global Government Forum
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August 19, 2025
Photo by Tom Fisk via Pexels International efforts to limit plastic pollution failed last week after 11 days of tense talks. The UN had convened delegates from more than 180 countries to its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, in a bid to...
World plastic pollution treaty globally ends with no deal
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 18, 2025
Countries have failed to find consensus on how the world should tackle the ever-growing scourge on plastic pollution globally. Negotiators from 185 nations worked beyond Thursday’s deadline and through the night in an ultimately futile search for...
World plastic pollution treaty talks end with no deal 減塑無共識 全球塑膠公約談判破局
Taipei Times
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August 18, 2025
Talks aimed at striking a landmark global treaty on plastic pollution fell apart Friday last week as countries failed to find consensus on how the world should tackle the ever-growing scourge. The talks in Geneva — called after the collapse of the...
Climate crisis driving rise in dengue fever outbreaks across Pacific
Samoa News
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August 13, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As dengue fever infections hit their highest level in a decade and several countries declare emergencies, the climate crisis is driving a sharp rise in dengue fever cases across the Pacific islands, experts say. Pacific...