An official launching of the Solomon Islands Women’s Resilience to Disasters Program (WRD) was held at Heritage Park Hotel, in Honiara today. The program is a joint initiative between the Solomon Islands Government, through the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs (MWYCFA) and the…
Pacific Island Youths have expressed gratitude following a historic win at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) after the United Nations has just brought the world’s biggest problem to the world’s highest court.
At the final day of discussions on Early Childhood Development (ECD) at the three days ECD Forum in Nadi, Fiji, 15 Pacific Island Government representatives finally declared their commitments to speed up the implementation of the Pacifica Call to Action on ECD to ensure No Child is Left Behind.
World leaders and negotiators on 20 November had approved a decision on the COP27 agenda on ‘Loss and Damage’ which would create a fund to compensate Small Island Developing States (SIDSs) or poor nations that suffered the impacts of climate change believed to be worsened by developed countries’…
Pacific Island countries that are highly vulnerable to the catastrophic impacts of human- induced climate change, have asked the International court of justice for an advisory opinion on climate change rights.
Just days after the 27th Climate Change Conference (COP27) started in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, the Solomon Islands was hit by a three-day heavy downpour associated with a trough. The capital city, Honiara, was flooded following what the meteorology office said was a ‘trough’.
Powerful cyclones and other weather extreme events are striking every corner of the Pacific Region increasing economic and human toll that countries could not adequately adapt and prepare.
Prime Minister, Hon. Manasseh Sogavare has had a very productive engagement at the Pacific Islands Forum-US Summit underway in Washington DC. Day one began with a working lunch for all Pacific Island Leaders, hosted by the State Secretary, Anthony Blinken at the US State Department.
Prime Minister Mannaseh Sogavare has called on the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to support Pacific Island Countries in their fight against climate change.
The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology Senior Mitigation officer Henry Tufah said the Regional Pacific Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Hub supports the country in the Low Emission Development Strategy and the Development of Monitoring, Reporting…
A multi-stakeholder validation workshop was successfully held Monday this week in Honiara on the Solomon Islands National Policy Roadmap for Electric Mobility. The workshop gathered together representatives from the Government, private sector, NGOs and the academia.
The Regional Pacific Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) has started its annual Regional Media Dialogue in Suva Fiji today (31 August 2022). The NDC regional media dialogue kicked off today following the Regional Pacific Nationally Determined Contribution Annual Focal Meeting which started…
The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) bid farewell one of its long serving staff Mr Hudson Kauhiona on Tuesday 27 July 2022. Mr Kauhiona joined the Ministry back in 2005 as a Senior MET officer.
For the first time, Pacific Island Forum (PIF) Leaders have called on the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for an advisory opinion on climate change and human rights from the International Court of Justice (ICJ), a result of an ongoing campaign led by the Government of Vanuatu and supported by a global…
“Effective climate services will facilitate climate-smart decisions that will reduce the impacts of weather extreme events and climate change impacts and related disasters, improve food security, health outcomes, water resource management, and decision making in other sectors”.
Some places in the country are currently experiencing abnormal high tides or unusual tides which are higher than normal because the current climate in the Western Tropical Pacific is influenced by La Nina phenomenon. La Nina is opposite to El Nino.
Former Miss Solomon Islands and climate activist Gladys Habu has amplified the Pacific youths’ call for inclusive and accountable climate action, increased adaptation and mitigation support and enhanced provision of climate finance at the 26th United Nation Climate Change Conference (COP26) High…
The Solomon Islands delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Summit (COP26) will push for the completion of the Paris Agreement rule book. Head of delegation, Chanel Iroi confirmed this to SIBC News from Glasgow in an interview this afternoon.
A small delegation of key Solomon Islands Government technical negotiators are now in Glasgow, United Kingdom for the 26th United Nation Climate Change summit (COP26).
Preparation towards the Food System Summit Dialogue in New York City, September this year is well underway. As part of the preparations, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) in partnership with the United Nation Development Program (UNDP) Facilitated a two-day pre-summit Dialogue which…
