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What is Australia’s 'Climate Visa' and why are Tuvaluans turning towards it
The Economic Times
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June 30, 2025
More than one-third of Tuvalu’s population has applied for a new Australian climate visa, as fears rise over the island nation’s long-term survival due to rising sea levels. Located in the Pacific Ocean between Australia and Hawaii, Tuvalu is...
Why one third of Tuvalu’s population hopes to relocate to Australia
Thred
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June 30, 2025
James Ellmoor, CEO of an agency focused on sustainable development for small island states called Island Innovation, said the response was ‘not surprising’. Ellmoor acknowledged that the current application rates suggest that vast majority of...
Half of Tuvalu applies for Australia’s new climate visa
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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June 28, 2025
REUTERS/MANON CRUZ Prime Minister of Tuvalu Feleti Penitala Teo delivers a speech during a plenary session at the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), which gathers leaders, researchers and activists to discuss how to protect marine...
Australia is offering a special ‘climate’ visa – and people in Tuvalu are applying fast
The Straits Times
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June 28, 2025
Tuvalu, home to about 10,000 or so people scattered across nine small coral islands, has been losing land to rising seas.PHOTO: AFP As sea levels rise, Australia said it would offer a special, first-of-its-kind “climate visa” to citizens of...
Tuvalu: Are its allies doing enough to unlock its ocean wealth?
Lekmak
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June 21, 2025
Tuvalu, a tiny dot in the vast South Pacific, faces a unique challenge. With a population of just under 10,000 spread across a mere 26 square kilometres, its geographic isolation and modest size naturally limit traditional avenues for growth. Yet,...
World Bank: Conflict, instability driving extreme poverty in Nigeria and 38 other economies
Nairametrics
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June 27, 2025
The World Bank has raised alarm over the growing impact of conflict and instability on 39 developing economies, including Nigeria, warning that these states are being left behind on key development indicators, with extreme poverty, hunger, and...
A solidarity success and a climate failure: Thousands of Tuvaluans seek new visa to Australia
Euronews
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June 27, 2025
More than a third of people from the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu are seeking to move to Australia through an unprecedented climate visa scheme that opened last week. Signed by the two countries in 2023, the Falepili Union provides a pathway...
Where Is Tuvalu And Why 1/3 Of Its Population Are Scrambling To Transfer To Australia
International Business Times - United Kingdom
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June 27, 2025
Tuvalu, a tiny Polynesian Pacific nation, faces a threat that could make it vanish within decades. Dubbed the 'fastest disappearing island', more than a third of its population is now actively seeking to escape an uncertain future by moving to...
1 in 3 Tuvaluans is bidding for a new ‘climate visa’ to Australia – here’s why everyone may ultimately end up applying
The Conversation
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June 27, 2025
In just four days, one-third of the population of Tuvalu entered a ballot for a new permanent visa to Australia. This world-first visa will enable up to 280 Tuvaluans to move permanently to Australia each year, from a current population of about...
Building Pacific capacities to support trade and market access
Pacific Community (SPC)
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To strengthen the skills of Pacific biosecurity, border control, exporter representatives and relevant stakeholders in using Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (SPS) databases and platforms, a regional capacity-building workshop is underway in...
Facing Rising Seas, Thousands in Tuvalu Seek an Escape Through Australia
Gizmodo
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June 26, 2025
As rising sea levels gradually swallow the world’s low-lying island nations, many citizens will have no choice but to leave their homes behind. In Tuvalu, one of the world’s most climate-threatened archipelagos, the migration has already begun....
Worsening global economic conditions expect to slow economic growth in the Pacific
Island Times
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June 24, 2025
By: Bernadette Carreon According to the June Pacific Economic Update by the World Bank, economic growth in the Pacific Islands is projected to decelerate in 2025. This slowdown is primarily due to worsening global financial conditions and slower...
'Slow but sure' economic rise in most of Pacific - World Bank
RNZ
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June 23, 2025
Photo: AFP The Pacific regional economy is growing, slowly but surely, reports the World Bank. In their latest Pacific update, released 17 June, they argue for more employment of women to help the economy amidst global economic uncertainty,...
UN expects climate finance roadmap to offer “clear next steps”
Climate Home News
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June 23, 2025
Climate negotiators in Bonn have been tasked with taking a “deep dive” into how a roadmap to boost climate finance for developing countries should look, so that it can be finalised at COP30 in Brazil – but a series of consultations last week...
Nigerian Foreign Minister Woos US Govt With Mineral Resources In Exchange For Visa Access For Government Officials, Businessmen
Sahara Reporters
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Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has signalled a strategic offer to the United States: access to critical earth minerals in exchange for easing visa restrictions on government officials. Speaking during the 54th...
Pacific Economic Update: Slowing Growth Highlights Need for More Inclusive Workforce
Odisha Diary
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June 17, 2025
HONIARA, June 17, 2025 — Economic growth is slowing across the Pacific as countries face weak global growth, natural hazards and climate related shocks. The World Bank’s flagship Pacific Economic Update, released today in Honiara, projects...
Refurbished bikes might save your profit margin – or business – this year
BikeBiz
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June 16, 2025
In the current economic climate, how do retailers win new customers and generate regular business? In the second of a series of features with BikeBiz, Phillip M Lucas shares insights into the potential value of refurbished bike sales for bike...
Developing Economies Cannot Afford a Fossil-Free Future Yet
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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June 13, 2025
While the world pushes for clean energy, developing economies still rely on fossil fuels, and without major financing, the transition will remain unequal and out of reach. According to Greenpeace, one of the world’s leading environmental...
Australia Commits $15 Million to Boost Palau’s Renewable Energy Project
Island Times
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July 11, 2025
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang KOROR, Palau (July 10, 2025) — Australia has pledged $15 million to support the next phase of Palau’s transition to renewable energy, with funds designated to secure a battery energy storage system for the nation’s...
Pacific leaders address U.S deportation distress and regional unity at Micronesian meeting
Island Times
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July 11, 2025
MAJURO (PMN) — The latest wave of deportations of Pacific people from the United States was among a range of issues discussed at the recent Micronesian Islands Forum in the Marshall Islands. The three-day summit brought together leaders from...