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Economic Developments in the South Pacific | Bulletin – June 2023

The South Pacific's heavy reliance on external demand meant that the region was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Tourism-dependent ...

HUMAN MOBILITY, NATURAL DISASTERS AND CLIMATE ...

1 The Pacific Islands are regularly affected by severe windstorms, cyclones, flooding, earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. Even more important,.

Protecting the South Pacific - The Strategy Bridge

Countries, like China, are extending their influence into the South Pacific, affecting the approximately 40 million people that reside in the ...

Protecting the health of Pacific islanders from climate change and ...

Pacific countries and areas (PICs) are ecologically fragile and among the most vulnerable to climate change. The impact of climate change poses health risks ...

Human health and climate change in the Pacific: a review of current ...

In Solomon Islands, rising sea levels are causing community disharmony, demonstrating that climate change can impact both individuals and communities by ...

Situation in the South Pacific: Regional Developments and ...

Situation in the South Pacific: Regional Developments and Geopolitical Shifts ; 10. Kiribati. 810 sq km ; 11. Tonga. 720 sq km ; 12. Federated ...

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP ...

Secretariat of the Pacific Environment Programme - The SPREP Convention A. Overview For thousands of years, the people of the Pacific region have relied on ...

Trouble in Paradise: How Does Climate Change Affect Pacific Island ...

Many kinds of marine life – from coral to fish – struggle to adapt to the warmer water and often die. This has devastating impacts on coral ...

The social dimensions of climate change in the Pacific

It's estimated that half of the population of the Pacific lives within 10 km of the coast where sea level rise, coastal erosion, and saline ...

The South Pacific: an Emerging Battleground? - Synergia Foundation

Pacific Islanders started to come in greater numbers in Australia and New Zealand to work and study. This had a direct impact on the white ...

Indigenous People in South Pacific - Far and Away Adventures

Despite their rich cultural heritage, Indigenous People in the South Pacific face numerous challenges in the modern world. These include the loss of traditional ...

The Economic Impact of Natural Disasters in Pacific Island Countries

The damage from storms has been severe in the Southern PICs, while the population affected from drought has been relatively large and widespread in the ...

The Climate Crisis Is Making the Pacific Islands Unlivable | TIME

The climate crisis is creating an increasingly uncertain future for people in most parts of the world. Paradoxically in my region, the Pacific ...

Colonialism is at the Root of the Diabetes Epidemic in the Pacific ...

People across the Pacific Islands are suffering from an alarming diabetes epidemic ... Why are the islanders so affected? Ethnicity plays ...

Pacific islands on the frontline of the climate crisis - YouTube

Pacific countries are among those most at risk amid the climate crisis. Islands are becoming more difficult to inhabit and people across the ...

Safeguarding unique ecosystems in the South Pacific - GEF

... impact of climate change. To help counterbalance these dangers, a ... The population, which numbered just 29 in 1989, has risen to 600 ...

The risks of China's ambitions in the South Pacific

Some of the highest population growth rates in the world and overcrowding, particularly in the atoll states,1 are compounding existing ...

Climate Change Impacts - Pacific Islands -

will have terrific impacts on poor rural people reliant on water resources ... southern Pacific and during June, July and August in the northern Pacific.

Women are fighting climate change in the South Pacific, but need ...

In the Pacific islands, where patriarchal structures are the norm, women's needs have historically been neglected in climate responses that are ...

Pacific island sea levels rising faster than global average, WMO says

"This will have a big impact on the South-West Pacific region as it ... These hazards directly affected more than 8 million people.