Press Releases

Effective management of disaster waste a key to disaster risk reduction and resilience

4 October 2024 – Port Vila, Vanuatu – There is one thing that is always a certainty when a disaster strikes, and that is increased waste will be created by the disaster. The Pacific region is identified to be the most prone to natural disasters...

Changing the narrative – experts discuss how circularity can improve waste management in the Pacific

1 October 2024, Port Vila – Waste management and recycling experts from around the region have gathered in Port Vila, Vanuatu this week to convene the Circular Economy workshop which will focus on changing the narrative on how the region...

MEDIA RELEASE – Samoa Police Celebrate Milestone in Regional Law Enforcement Training

Matautu, Samoa – September 24, 2024 – A significant ceremony was held at the Police Interim Training Centre in Matautu to conclude a three-week Basic Motorcycle Rider Training program, marking a historic moment for the Samoa Police, Prisons &...

How Does Ghost Gear Affect Small Island Developing States?

In 2016, I first traveled to the island nation of Vanuatu with a mission: to understand the real-life impacts of ghost gear(abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear) on the local communities. When you look at Vanuatu’s remote location...

Official Keynote Address for the Seventh Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC-7) Director General, SPREP

Opening Salutations: Pastor Thomsom Aki, Vice Chairman of the Vanuatu Christian Council. Honorable John Dahmasing Salong, Minister responsible for the Ministry of Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology, Geo-Hazards, Environment, Energy and...

Microbix & ACPCC support efforts to eliminate cervical cancer in the Indo-Pacific

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario and MELBOURNE, Australia, March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Microbix Biosystems Inc. (TSX: MBX, OTCQX: MBXBF, Microbix®), a life sciences innovator, manufacturer, and exporter, and the Australian Centre for the Prevention of...

The Largest Global Mission to Discover Ocean Life Reveals Over 800 Newly Discovered Marine Species

Over 800 new species discovered 800+ scientists from 400+ institutions collaborating globally 10 Expeditions and 8 Discovery Workshops completed with partners such as The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), and Schmidt...

Speech by Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Senior Minister of State for National Development Sim Ann during the Committee of Supply Debate, 3 March 2025

Navigating global environment amidst US-China rivalry 1 Madam Chair, in Mandarin please. 2 农历新年期间，我参加了多个团拜与社团活动。在这些活动场合上，大家经常会聊到时事。今年与世界局势相关的话题特别多，其中包括中美关系、欧州各国的政局变化、乌克兰和中东战情等。 [English Translation: During the Lunar New Year period, I attended...

Axi Recognised With ‘Best Workplace 2025’ Award by Xref Engage

SYDNEY, Feb. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading online FX and CFD broker Axi announced that it has been recognised with the Best Workplace 2025 award by Xref Engage. The latest award builds on the broker’s previous recognition by Voice Project,...

ADB Appoints Emma Veve as Director General for Pacific

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (3 February 2025) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Emma Veve as Director General of its Pacific Department (PARD), where she will be responsible for the department’s vision and strategy in the subregion....

A supercharged geopolitical supercycle

COP30 and NDC submission – COP30 will serve as a telling inflection point for NDCs, revealing whether these updated goals will allow the world to course-correct back down to a 1.5°C or 2°C warming track when 1.5°C already appears breached, at...

With the benefit of hindsight: Currents 2024

Multilateral events and processes carried on in 2024, but its limitations were increasingly evident to participants and observers. UN negotiations confronted severe headwinds at key events intended to increase global commitments, actions and...

DR. JANET SMITH WARFIELD SELECTED FOR IAOTP’S TOP 25 GLOBAL IMPACT LEADERS

Dr. Janet Smith Warfield honored member of the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) will be honored at their annual awards gala in December NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, January 6, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Dr. Janet Smith...

First Phase of Shimanami Collective Women’s Leadership in Disaster Risk Reduction Training Concludes

Phase 1 of the training featured asynchronous online learning platforms and “virtual classrooms” webinars. The webinars covered coastal risk management issues in the Pacific region, the designing of community spaces for tsunami disaster risk...

Pacific Islands and the Climate Crisis: Challenges, Injustices, and Pathways Forward

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, November 29, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Pacific Islands, some of the most vulnerable regions to climate change, have once again found themselves overlooked on the global stage. As COP29 concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan,...

ALLATRA took part in the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16)

ALLATRA took part in the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16) in Colombia and presented analytical data on the causes of climate change and global solutions CALI, COLOMBIA, November 12, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The 16th meeting of the Conference...

One Pacific – One People, One Ocean at CBD COP16.

16 October 2024, Apia, Samoa – The Pacific islands contain rich and vast biodiversity, and they hold responsibility over large proportions of global ecosystems, including about a third of all oceans and seas within national jurisdictions. However,...

Transparency and subsidy notification compliance spotlighted at committee meeting

The Chair noted that despite calls for members to notify their subsidies, compliance with the subsidy notification obligation under the WTO's SCM Agreement remains concerningly low, affecting the Agreement's proper functioning. He highlighted that...

“Dispiriting, dangerous, anti-development” education and health cuts by nearly every country with World Bank and IMF loans

94 percent of countries (94 out of 100 countries) with current World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans have cut vital investments in public education, health and social protection over the past two years, according to a new report...

Turning waste into energy – a pathway to achieving circular economy

2 Oct 2024, Port Vila – The possibilities of turning waste into energy and how this can contribute to a circular economy were explored during the Regional Circular Economy workshop being held in Port Vila this week. Waste-to-Energy technologies...