UN report: Five charts which explain the ‘gap’ in finance for climate adaptation 

Developing countries are receiving just a fraction of the international finance they need to prepare citizens and adapt infrastructure for escalating climate impacts. That is according to the latest adaptation gap report from the UN Environment...

Tuvalu launches submarine cable; government offers free internet service

Simon Kofe, Tuvalu's communications minister, led the Oct. 24, 2025, ceremony marking the launch of the Vaka Submarine Internet Cable in the capital of Funafuti. Photo courtesy of Tuvalu government/Facebook By Pacific Island Times News Staff...

Press Release – Launch of FAD Buoy Retrieval and Recycling Project in Tuvalu

Launch of FAD Buoy Retrieval and Recycling Project in Tuvalu Funafuti, Tuvalu / Oosterhout, Netherlands – October 2025 Stichting Pacifical Foundation and the Tuvalu Fisheries Authority (TFA) have formally signed an agreement to implement a...

Out of space – FINTEL gateway now crowded

FIJI’S international telecommunications gateway at Vatuwaqa is running out of space to accommodate growing interest from international cable and satellite companies to build their broadband networks across the Pacific, where Fiji is used as their...

Crunch time for Australia and COP31

Time is running out for the Australian government’s bid to host the global climate change negotiations COP31 in partnership with the Pacific in November 2026. The government has pushed to host the event since 2022 and won the support of Pacific...

Ranked: The World’s Largest Economies in 2026

Ranked: The World’s Largest Economies in 2026 See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key...

Tuvalu and Partners deliver landmark Coastal Adaptation Project creating new land for the future

The people and Government of Tuvalu have marked a defining moment in their nation’s journey toward climate resilience with the completion of 8 hectares of land reclaimed under Phase 2/TCAP 1A of the Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project (TCAP). The...

Tuvalu joins IUCN as newest Pacific Island State Member

Comprising nine atolls and low-lying islands with a total land area of just 26 square kilometres, Tuvalu is home to unique ecosystems and cultural traditions closely tied to nature. With an Exclusive Economic Zone spanning approximately 900,000...

Agriculture, tourism focus of business council talks

GERMANY has committed itself to strengthening ties within the Pacific. Reflecting the peaceful reunification of East and West Germany in 1990, German Ambassador to Fiji Dr Andreas Prothmann said the day served as a living testament to the power of...

Pacific must stand together, says Tuvalu CRGA 55

Tuvalu’s Permanent secretary for Foreign Affairs, Pasuna Tuaga, has called for Pacific nations to stay united and innovative in tackling the region’s challenges as he officially opened the 55th Committee of Representatives of Governments and...

Al Jazeera Is Wrong, Tuvalu’s Islands Are Growing, Not Disappearing

In Al Jazeera’s article, “‘We don’t want to disappear’: Tuvalu fights for climate action and survival,” reporter Lyndal Rowlands claims that the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu is on the brink of disappearing beneath rising seas. This is false....

Opening statement by the Chair of CRGA 55, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tuvalu, Mr Pasuna Tuaga

Opening statement by the Chair of CRGA 55, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tuvalu, Mr Pasuna Tuaga 14 October 2025, Nuku'alofa, Tonga Heads of delegation, Senior Officials, Permanent Observer, Partners, Secretariat staff,...

‘We don’t want to disappear’: Tuvalu fights for climate action and survival

Tuvalu’s Minister of Climate Change Maina Talia has told Al Jazeera that his country is fighting to stay above rising sea levels and needs “real commitments” from other countries that will allow Tuvaluans to “stay in Tuvalu” as the climate crisis...

Biogas: A clean energy alternative that can also empower women – Lessons learnt from Tuvalu

Telei feeds the biogas system at her home in Funafuti. By Therese Johnson For dinner tonight in Funafuti, the main coral atoll of Tuvalu, a typical family meal might involve boiling some rice, preparing some breadfruit and frying a locally caught...

Sky NZ wins Olympic Games rights through 2032

Sky New Zealand (NZ), the country’s pay-TV giant, has secured broadcast rights for the Olympic Games through 2032 after months of speculation. The agreement, struck with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), will see Sky NZ provide exclusive...

Climate Refugees Are Already Here—And Democracy Hangs In The Balance

At the end of July, the Frankfurter Rundschau ran an alarming headline: “First country on Earth to become uninhabitable—alarming forecast.” The island nation of Tuvalu in the South Pacific will most likely become uninhabitable in the coming...

The Australia Institute launches new documentary – Save Tuvalu, Save The…

The Australia Institute has officially launched a new documentary taking viewers to front line of the fight against climate change. Save Tuvalu, Save The World can now be viewed publicly on YouTube. In tiny, idyllic Tuvalu, there are no climate...

Australia Institute Launches New Documentary – Save Tuvalu, Save World

Australia Institute Save Tuvalu, Save The World can now be viewed publicly on YouTube. In tiny, idyllic Tuvalu, there are no climate deniers. It’s impossible to deny what’s happening before your very eyes. Sea water is pushing up through the land,...

‘Millions of Avoidable Deaths’: Climate Change Health Harms Reach Unprecedented Levels

Heat waves, extreme drought and deadly wildfire smoke are just some of the climate-related health hazards that have reached record levels of harm, according to the latest report from a global collaboration of leading scientists and public health...

How countries failed to steer shipping to net zero, and where they go next

Negotiators from across the world met in London this month at the UN shipping agency’s headquarters to adopt landmark rules to reduce the sector’s carbon emissions. Though the rules had been agreed on in April, the meeting at the International...