NADI, Fiji – Countries and territories of the Pacific Islands and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) reached a milestone today with the launch of the humanitarian air service in the...
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Joint statement by the heads of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, the Caribbean Community, and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat on the COVID-19 pandemic
The global spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and its socio-economic impact on the entire world population requires the global community to work together to address the consequences to human health and...
Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Agree to Establish a Pacific Humanitarian Pathway on COVID-19
SUVA, Fiji: Pacific Islands Forum Leaders have invoked the Biketawa Declaration, to collectively respond to the COVID-19 pandemic as a major crisis to The Blue Pacific – its peoples, wellbeing and...
Federated States of Micronesia: Climate Change and Disaster Risk Finance Assessment - Final Report, February 2019
Executive Summary Improved access to and management of climate change and disaster risk finance is a key priority for the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). This is critical for...
Legislating for Climate Smart Disaster Risk Management in the Pacific - Workshop Report
Workshop Report for the Legislating for Climate Smart Disaster Risk Management in the Pacific, 6 – 8 July. This three day workshop was held in partnership with the Commonwealth Secretariat, the...
Solomon Islands Climate Change and Disaster Risk Finance Assessment - Final Report, September 2017
Executive Summary Climate change and disaster risk management are issues of high priority to the Solomon Islands Government, given the current and future impacts expected, and the associated risks...
The Framework for Resilient Development in the Pacific: An Integrated Approach to Address Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management
New Framework to build resilience to climate change and disasters in the Pacific Islands (Pohnpei, FSM): Pacific Leaders’ endorsement of the The Framework for Resilient Development in the Pacific...
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Climate change and human mobility in the Pacific
Climate change is now recognised as a factor driving the movement of people around the world. Internationally, migration, displacement and human mobility are recognized in the Warsaw International...
Disclosure of Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) for the Pacific Resilience Program (PREP)
24th February 2015 The Pacific Resilience Program (PREP) is a proposed Program to be funded by the World Bank in the Pacific Region to strengthen early warning, resilient investment planning and...
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European Union and Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) sign a €35.5 (FJ$90.8) million financing agreement on climate change and sustainable energy
JOINT PRESS RELEASE FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM SECRETARIAT The European Union (EU) with the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) have signed a financing agreement for...
Ground breaking MOU between the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat and IFRC to support ongoing work on disaster laws
28 February, Suva: Today the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat that will support...
Pacific Plan 2013 Annual Progress Report
Highlights from Implementing the Pacific Plan: 2012-13 Overall √ A comprehensive review of the Pacific Plan commenced in December 2012, undertaken by an independent Team led by the Right Hon. Sir...
Pacific Climate Change Finance Assessment Framework - Final Report
Executive Summary Forum Leaders have directed the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) to assist in improving Forum Island Countries’ (FICs) access to and management of climate change resources...
Pacific Climate Change Finance Assessment - Nauru Case Study
Final Report May 2013 Executive Summary Funding to support developing countries take action on climate change is projected to increase dramatically in the coming years. However, this increase in...
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Majuro Declaration For Climate Leadership
On 5 September 2013, the Leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum* adopted the Majuro Declaration for Climate Leadership. In a concise and focused way, the Declaration captures the Pacific’s political...
US$4 million from PEC Fund for Tuvalu desalination and solar power
[Suva, Fiji, 11th October 2011] Tuvalu will access US $4million from the Pacific Environment Community (PEC) Fund to setup desalination plants and solar-power generation for the small island nation...
Climate change threatens human security in the Pacific Islands
Cairns - Climate change poses an existential threat to the Pacific Island countries and may further aggravate conflicts over increasingly scarce resources, a high-level panel warned today at the...
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General on a coordinated regional disaster response
PRESS STATEMENT 3/03 Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Secretary General Mr Noel Levi has supported calls for the regional body to take a bigger role in coordinating the response to natural...
Pacific Islands Forum: Relief funds for Solomon Islands
PRESS STATEMENT 1/03 The Government of the Solomon Islands will receive FJ$20,000 this week from the Regional Natural Disaster Relief Fund, to assist with relief efforts on the islands of Tikopia and...