Opinion / Pacific Islands
Carbon & Climate
Many people are feeling ecological grief. How can we help those whose work puts them at risk?
We feel ecological grief when we lose places, species or ecosystems we value and love. These losses are a growing threat to mental health and wellbeing globally.
Policy & Finance
Climate hazards are a kind of violence: How planned international migration offers solutions
Unlike war, environmental impacts are not accepted as a reason to seek asylum under international law. But this could change as Australia’s climate visa for citizens of small-island state Tuvalu legalises the status of the climate migrant.
Policy & Finance
Credit ratings and climate chaos
During the pandemic, 11 of 16 Small Island Developing States got a downgrade or negative credit outlook from at least one of the big three credit rating agencies, threatening both economic development and climate adaptation efforts.
Carbon & Climate
COP28: Say climate crisis, think health crisis
COP28 will include the conference's first dedicated 'Health Day', offering due recognition that a health crisis is inextricably linked to the climate crisis.
All Pacific Islands Opinion
23 September 2023
Carbon & Climate
Exploring the intersection of business and our ecology
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Policy & Finance
Keeping small islands financially afloat
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Policy & Finance
Who’s willing to pay for sustainability in the Pacific?
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Carbon & Climate
What developing countries need to reach net zero
18 September 2020
Policy & Finance
Not enough climate action in stimulus plans
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Policy & Finance
Impact of Covid-19 on tourism in small island developing states
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Carbon & Climate
Red alert for blue planet and small island states
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Carbon & Climate
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