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BIZARRE: Tuvalu - You Need To See This

Rising sea levels attract modest attendance at pre-COP

The tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu will host presidents and prime ministers to demonstrate the starkest impacts of rising sea levels before major climate talks.

AAP · 1h ago

Climate change driving child marriages, teen pregnancies: report

The Plan International charity said Monday that global warming has increased the risk of child marriages, teenage pregnancies and violence against girls. Its report coincides with talks in the South Pacific nations of Fiji and Tuvalu, where climate change is affecting all aspects of daily life.

Radio France Internationale · 2h ago

Pacific leaders urge climate action as UN pre-COP talks open in Fiji

Pacific leaders urged action on climate change as UN pre-COP talks opened in Fiji's Nadi on Monday, ahead of next month's COP31 summit in Turkey. Discussions in Fiji and Tuvalu will focus on limiting warming to 1.5C, improving access to climate finance and protecting oceans as rising seas threaten communities.

France 24 · 18h ago

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World powers gather in Pacific to chart climate battle

World powers are flying delegates to the Pacific to haggle over the fight against global warming, and to see the plight of island nations surrounded by a rising ocean.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 2

Ahead of the global climate summit, Pacific leaders call on nations to keep 1.5°C within reach

Pacific leaders are gathering in Fiji and Tuvalu for a meeting ahead of the annual global climate summit (COP31) to be held in Turkey (also known as Türkiye) in November.

The Conversation · Oct 1

Grattan on Friday: Albanese leaves grim domestic scene as he flies to the blue Pacific

Having a “Pre-COP” meeting in Fiji and Tuvalu is one of those initiatives that seemed a good idea at the time.

The Conversation · Oct 1

Slashing fossil fuels is 'life and death' for Pacific

New gas and coal developments should not go ahead if the world is to stop climate change forcing Pacific islanders out of their homes.

AAP · Sep 15

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chris Bowen on co-hosting COP and Australia’s renewables target

It’s been a year of devastating floods and fires around the world and has served as a stark reminder of the increasing ravages of climate change.

The Conversation · Sep 9

The two sides to Australia's climate record in Pacific

Pacific nations are enthusiastic partners with Australia on renewable projects in their region but remain frustrated at high-emitting countries.

AAP · Sep 2

Australia backs climate 'talkfest' despite leader snubs

Critics of the planned turnout to the Pacific pre-COP are being "really disrespectful" to the region's aspirations for the summit, Anthony Albanese says.

AAP · Sep 1

Tarona Taafaki earns tiny Tuvalu first-ever Games medal

A boxer from Tuvalu has earned her tiny South Pacific nation's first-ever Commonwealth Games medal without winning a fight in Glasgow.

AAP · Aug 1

Boxer to get Commonwealth Games medal despite not winning any fights

Tarona Taafaki, 20, from Tuvalu claimed her country’s first ever Commonwealth Games medal

The Independent UK · Jul 31

Pacific summit to put 'human face' on climate change

With seawater regularly consuming half its land, one Pacific nation wants world leaders to see the effects of climate change up close.

AAP · Jul 29

Inside Tuvalu: This tiny island nation has just one airline, almost no tourists, and a future threatened by rising seas

Tuvalu is one of the least visited countries on earth. A single airline, Fiji Airways, operates the only scheduled flights in and out, connecting the capital atoll of Funafuti to Fiji a few times a week, and there is no other way to reach the country by air. The entire…

The Times of India · Jul 24

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AAP · Jul 17

Images show gruesome extent of illegal Pacific fishing

A freezer full of allegedly illegally caught fish shows the potential cost of the practice across the Pacific, robbing locals of centuries-old food sources.

The Conversation · Jul 7

China’s submarine missile test looks routine. The real story is the panic it triggered

On Monday, a Chinese navy submarine fired a long-range ballistic missile into international waters in the South Pacific. The nuclear-capable missile, which was launched from underwater and carried an inert dummy warhead, is believed to have splashed down near Tuvalu.

AAP · Jul 3

Disposing of world war's deadly remnants 80 years on

Navy task force Operation Render Safe is undertaking a reconnaissance survey of Nanumea Lagoon in Tuvalu to locate and identify explosive WWII remnants.

Bangkok Post · May 28

Pacific island climate fund invests in fossil fuels

SYDNEY - A trust fund set up to help a South Pacific island nation gravely threatened by climate change has invested in coal mining, gas exploration and the world’s largest crude oil refinery, an AFP investigation has revealed.

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Bored Panda · May 22

The 10 Smallest Countries In The World, And The Mind-Blowing Facts Behind Each One

What is the smallest country in the world? From Vatican City's 800 residents to Nauru's phosphate boom and bust, here are 10 tiny nations with extraordinary stories.

The Conversation · May 6

‘Much-needed fresh air’: 5 outcomes from the world’s first summit on ending fossil fuels

Almost 60 countries, representing about a third of the global economy, met in the Colombian port city of Santa Marta last week for the first international summit on the transition away from fossil fuels.

The Conversation · Apr 24

No diesel, no power: why the global oil shock is hitting NZ’s small Pacific neighbours hard

When Tuvalu recently moved to declare a state of emergency, it laid bare a major vulnerability long faced by New Zealand’s small and far-flung Pacific neighbours.

AAP · Apr 17

Pacific declaration urges end to age of fossil fuels

The newly-inked Tassiriki Call from a group of Pacific nations demands a fossil fuel treaty, the strategic use of international law, and rejects CCS technology.

The Guardian - AU · Apr 15

Tuvalu, tiny Pacific nation at the forefront of climate crisis, to host world leaders before Cop31 summit

Conference president expresses ‘complete faith’ in Chris Bowen to lead tough negotiations

AAP · Feb 26

Threatened island nation to host pre-climate meet talks

Fiji and Tuvalu will host key meetings ahead of the 2026 COP31 summit, bringing the world's attention to a region on the frontline of climate change.

The Guardian - AU · Jan 9

As climate crisis threatened her home, Alolita was offered a chance at a new life in Australia

Alolita Tekapu and her family among the first arrivals under a world-first agreement that allows people from Tuvalu to move to Australia

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