Building Resilience Thru 4CA & DRM - PNG

26/05/2016

Experts at the Asian Development Bank are warning that island states in the Pacific are at high risk of climate-induced migration and refugee flows in the coming years. This extremely high vulnerability has been the result of a number of factors: fragility, small size, relative isolation, highly dis...

02/05/2016

Pray for our wantoks in Vanuatu!!

The US geological survey said the quake occurred just after 7.30 this morning (1930 UTC) and at a depth of 10 kilometres. RNZI reports the quake struck 31 kilometres east south east of Lakatoro on the island of Malekula.

22/04/2016

Way to go ....

PAPUA NEW GUINEA just joined the rest of the World in signing the Paris Agreement on Climate Change in New York

Here signing on behalf of Papua New Guinea is Ambassador Rupa Mulina, Ambassador of Papua New Guinea, to the USA

22/04/2016

Tropical Cyclone Amos' impacts will be felt in Samoa and American Samoa this weekend.

22/04/2016

East Sepik Province is preparing plan for disaster and climate risk reduction http://bit.ly/1SU3yfd

17/02/2016

Small island developing states often bear the brunt of the adverse impacts of climate change, but they are also finding new ways to protect against disaster and explore renewable energy.

12/12/2015

10/12/2015

Greenhouse gas levels are on track to exceed the worst-case scenario. But, as world leaders meet in Paris for the UN climate summit this month, Tim Flannery argues that there are still realistic grounds for hope

08/12/2015

Something to ponder....

Karen O´Brien in this fresh issue of Science: "In the aftermath of the Paris climate conference, one lifestyle change will stand out as key: cultivating political agency to lead transformative change. The delegates who gather at COP21 will define the boundaries for climate change that are considered acceptable and achievable, but it is individuals who will ultimately decide the future".

04/12/2015

Some of the most poignant reminders of why we need swift and effective action on climate change have come from the leaders of Australia's neighbours in the Pacific - both at the Paris talks and in the months leading up to them. They are are among the most vulnerable to climate change, yet they have the least capacity to deal with it.

04/12/2015

Regions, Statistics and Climate Change Posted by admin on 16 November 2015, 3:38 am Recently, the President of the Asian Development Bank, Takehiko Nakao, published an editorial in which he stated “The Asia-Pacific region currently generates 37 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.” (Read the…

02/12/2015

FYI...

The Paris talks have been built up as a critical moment for confronting climate change, making even the perception of success important for momentum on lowering carbon emissions, writes CFR’s Michael Levi.