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by Charley Piringi In Koror, Palau Palau has officially broken ground for a new national humanitarian warehouse program, a landmark step in strengthening disaster preparedness across the Pacific region. The island nation is the second in the Pacific to start construction under the Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing Program (PHWP), following Kiribati’s…
by Charley Piringi In Koror, Palau The Solomon Islands will soon establish a provincial humanitarian warehouse in Auki, Malaita Province, as part of a regional effort to boost disaster preparedness across the Pacific. The project is part of the Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing Program, one of the key agendas at the…
by Charley Piringi In Koror, Palau Pacific Island leaders, ministers, and disaster officials have convened in Palau this week for the Second Pacific Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Ministers Meeting, a high-level regional dialogue aimed at strengthening political leadership and collective action on disaster and climate resilience. Palau Vice President and…
by Charley Piringi In Koror, Palau Solomon Islands Minister for Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology, Hon. Polycarp Paea, is in Palau this week attending the Second Pacific Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Ministers Meeting, joining regional leaders in a high-level dialogue to strengthen political leadership and collective action on…
by Charley Piringi, In Koror, Palau Journalists and Communication officers from across the Pacific have gathered in Palau this week for a regional Media Masterclass, held alongside the Second Pacific Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Ministerial Meeting, which is opening tomorrow. The five-day masterclass aims to strengthen collaboration between the media,…
Climate Change and Mining Threaten Livelihoods of Wagina villagers by Charley Piringi For the people of Wagina, a small Micronesian community at the eastern end of Choiseul Province, Solomon Islands, the ocean is not just a part of life; it’s a living. Villagers, of Kiribati descent, have parlayed their traditional…
There’s a strong need for urgent and effective planning and response to climate change adaptation efforts to protect vulnerable communities from sea level rise and coastal erosion. That’s one of the key findings of a recent audit by the Solomon Islands Office of the Auditor General into national Climate Change…
by Ednal Palmer The Solomon Islands has kicked off its inaugural National Dialogue on Loss and Damage (L&D), marking a significant step in the country’s efforts to address climate-induced Loss and Damage. Hosted at the Mendana Hotel in Honiara, the three-day event is a collaboration between the Solomon Islands Government…
by Ednal Palmer Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump dismissing climate change as “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world” represent the American leader’s personal opinion. Speaking at a press conference in Honiara yesterday, Prime Minister Manele said while he respects President…
Tribal conservation chairpersons and coordinators from across the Mai-Maasina Green Belt (MMGB) affiliates have completed a five-day training program on leadership, governance, and grant proposal development at the Wai-Hau Conservation Foundation in West Are’Are. The training, held from 2 to 6 October, brought together ten participants representing conservation areas in…
