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Climate Change: Pacific Newsbeat

Winners of

File[Pacific Year of Climate Change 2009]Three Pacific Journalists have been commended by SPREP, having won awards in the very first “Vision Pasifika: Climate Change” Media tribute to recognise the role of Pacific reporters in raising awareness in environment issues.

The award is part of the media outreach by the Secretariat of the ...(to be continued)

 

Climate Change – reflections and future directions.

[Pacific Year of Climate Change 2009]In December 2009 the United Nations Framework for the Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) was held in Copenhagen. After an intense two weeks of negotiations and meetings, the meeting took note of the Copenhagen Accord.

For the Pacific, the strong comm ...(to be continued)

 

Climate change negotiations, slow steps forward?

[Pacific Year of Climate Change 2009]22 October 2009 - Pacific islands countries are still waiting for “numbers on the table” from the developed countries outlining how much they plan to cut their greenhouse gas emissions.

The Alliance of Small Islands States (AOSIS) stands by a limit of 1.5 degree Celsius temperature ...(to be continued)

 

Climate change media training

File[Pacific Year of Climate Change 2009]Climate change was the main topic for over a dozen regional journalists to digest during one week of training and development with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP).

The training was funded by the Government of Canada for journalists from throughout the Pa ...(to be continued)

 

 

SPREP Climate Change News
Draft decisions adopted, pressure on Durban to produce a legally binding agreement12/11/2010
Youths mark 21,000 deaths with count12/11/2010
AOSIS wins award12/11/2010
Drama in the final session - Cancun12/11/2010
Draft decisions adopted, pressure on Durban to produce a legally binding agreement12/11/2010
Tuvalu urges capacity building from Adaptation Fund Board12/4/2010
AOSIS proposals receive overwhelming support at Cancun talks12/1/2010
Mixed responses to PNG’s call for voting at the Cancun climate change negotiations11/30/2010
Nairobi Work Programme: Lack of options for Kiribati11/30/2010
Pacific calls for greater commitment from global community11/29/2010
Kiribati hopes Ambo Declaration reflected in Cancun climate outcomes11/28/2010
Cook Islands, a valuable member in the world negotiations against climate change11/27/2010
Pacific prepared for climate talks in Cancun11/27/2010
Climate change Funding in the Pacific - SPREP issues draft report11/16/2010
SPREP Launches study on regional financing for climate change7/23/2010
No consensus towards Cancun, revised text not balanced, says negotiators6/11/2010
Soccer unites South Africa and Mexico at climate change talks6/11/2010
AOSIS lose fight to get technical analysis of the social and economic impact of climate change6/10/2010
Solomon Islands prepares to host a major UN meeting for LDC and AOSIS negotiators6/10/2010
Figueres hails new climate of optimism, NGO’s disagree6/9/2010
Climate negotiators farewell Yvo de Boer, rich nations exhorted to show leadership6/9/2010
Indigenous People’s launch global network on climate change6/9/2010
“Too many meetings’ shifted outside UNFCCC process, civil societies concerned6/8/2010
PNG proposes a ministerial meeting to provide political guidance before Cancun6/7/2010
Delivering on the fast start finance will rebuild lost confidence, Yvo de Boer6/7/2010
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