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by Charley Piringi COP30 CCMP Reporting Fellow As the COP30 Climate Summit opens this week in Belém, Brazil, the Pacific Islands have once again seized the global stage, not as bystanders, but as moral leaders demanding that the world act urgently on climate change. For the nations scattered across the…
A new report from the Pacific Peoples’ Mission to Kanaky New Caledonia paints a stark picture of systemic inequality, political manipulation, and the unrelenting spirit of the Kanak people in their struggle for self-determination. Published by the Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG), the report details the findings of a regional…
by Charley Piringi In Koror, Palau Pacific leaders have renewed calls and commitment for stronger regional coordination to address climate-induced displacement and disaster preparedness during the Second Pacific Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Ministers Meeting in Palau this week. The issue of climate mobility, forced movement of people due to rising…
by Ronald Toito’ona The resignation of Solomon Water CEO Carmine Piantedosi and board member Alan McNeil has exposed deep divisions within Solomon Islands’ main water utility and raised new questions about the stalled Kongulai Water Treatment Plant — one of the country’s most critical infrastructure projects. Two weeks after the…
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…
The Solomon Islands Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification has signed a significant Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the China Geological Survey. The MOU was signed on October 23, 2025, in Tianjin, China, by Solomon Islands Ambassador to China, His Excellency Barret Salato, on behalf of the Solomon Islands…
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…
The Solomon Islands Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening integrity and good governance by announcing that the Solomon Islands Independent Commission Against Corruption (SIICAC) will operate independently from 2026 with its own dedicated budget. Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele made the announcement during a press conference today, highlighting that SIICAC’s…
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…
The Pacific Labour Mobility Annual Meeting (PLMAM) 2025 officially opened this morning in Honiara, Solomon Islands, bringing together Pacific labour mobility stakeholders from across the Pacific and beyond under the theme ‘Sustainable Reintegration Begins with Fair and Effective Recruitment’. Organised by the PACER Plus Implementation Unit (PPIU), which also serves…
