The international community has recognised the special circumstances facing small island developing states, but has done little more to help. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the global financial system, where SIDS often must fend for themselves – small fish at the mercy of predatory sharks. By Ralph Gonsalves, Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa and Wavel Ramkalawan

Indigenous knowledge has helped guide Pacific Islanders’ resilience and adaptation to changing climates for centuries, but it is still often overlooked. By Allan Rarai and Meg Parsons

After major setbacks to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Pacific needs fairer access to financing as it fights to overcome climate challenges. By Isabella Massa, Gillaume Lafortune and Simona Marinescu

Authoritarian governments have weaponised online tools and platforms to control journalists and stifle freedom of expression. By Gayathry Venkiteswaran