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How to leave a sinking nation: Tuvalu’s dreams of dry land
The Guardian
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August 14, 2025
In November 2022, Simon Kofe, then foreign minister of the island nation of Tuvalu, announced a sensational plan for his country’s survival. Climate breakdown poses an existential threat to small island-nations in the Pacific, but Tuvalu’s...
International plastic pollution treaty talks stall over production cap
NHK
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The international community is struggling to reach a consensus on the world's first-ever treaty aimed at reducing plastic pollution. The United Nations adopted a resolution in 2022 to convene the meetings of the Intergovernmental Negotiating...
Friends to all: Falepili Union Treaty sets Tuvalu’s security, Australia must deliver
The Strategist
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August 12, 2025
The signing of the Falepili Union Treaty in 2023 marked an unprecedented level of commitment and security unity between Australia and Tuvalu. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described it as ‘the most significant agreement between...
Tuvalu Introduces New Offshore Gaming License To Attract Global Operators
MENAFN
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August 6, 2025
(MENAFN- ACCESSWIRE) VAIAKU VILLAGE, TUVALU / ACCESS Newswire / August 6, 2025 / As one of the first nations to digitize core aspects of its government and civil systems, Tuvalu's regulatory philosophy is founded on transparency, agility, and...
World’s first industry-wide climate mandate could be launched with shipping vote
Mongabay
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August 7, 2025
Shipping could become the first industry governed by a global treaty that sets enforceable decarbonization standards. In October, more than 100 nations will gather at a meeting of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London to...
Tuvalu opens High Commission in Canberra, cementing ties with Australia
Pacific News Service
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Tuvalu Prime Minister, Feleti Teo, on Monday presided over the official opening of the Tuvalu High Commission office in Canberra, marking a significant milestone in the diplomatic relations between Tuvalu and Australia. This new diplomatic mission...
Fiji and Tuvalu engage in fisheries talks to secure Tuna supplies
Pacific News Service
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Fiji’s Ministry of Fisheries held productive discussions with Tuvalu Fisheries last Friday to explore access arrangements that will secure tuna raw materials essential for Fiji’s processing industry. The bilateral meeting aim to address the...
Pacific Island Nation Of Tuvalu May Go Under The Waves In 25 Years
StratNews Global
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August 1, 2025
Home Asia Pacific Island Nation Of Tuvalu May Go Under The Waves In 25... While the pacific island nation of Tuvalu is at a risk of being submerged, countries like Maldives and India are also feeling the heat of climate change and rising sea...
Bangladesh's decision on LDC graduation deferral needs careful assessment
Daily Star
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August 19, 2025
Bangladesh is scheduled to graduate from the United Nations' Least Developed Country (LDC) category on November 24, 2026, having met the three graduation criteria—Gross National Income (GNI) per capita, Human Assets Index (HAI), and Economic and...
USP’s cool shift to ocean energy
The Fiji Times
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July 31, 2025
THE University of the South Pacific( USP) has embarked on a pioneering project to integrate ocean-based renewable energy systems into its infrastructure. It is specifically the Seawater Air Conditioning (SWAC) system combined with desalination,...
Plastic pollution treaty fails as countries remain divided
Global Government Forum
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August 19, 2025
Photo by Tom Fisk via Pexels International efforts to limit plastic pollution failed last week after 11 days of tense talks. The UN had convened delegates from more than 180 countries to its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, in a bid to...
Australia vows to stand with Tuvalu as climate change worsens
The Mandarin
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July 29, 2025
Penny Wong welcomes Tuvalu’s first diplomatic mission to Canberra, marking a new chapter in climate cooperation under the Falepili Union Treaty. (l-r) Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong, Tuvalu’s Prime Minister Feleti Teo, and Tuvalu Minister for...
Ag Progress Days 2025 Coverage: Stay Up To Date On Penn State's Annual Agricultural Event
Lancaster Farming - Pennsylvania
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July 29, 2025
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New High Commission for Tuvalu delivers on our elevated partnership
The National Tribune
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July 27, 2025
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade We are pleased to welcome the Prime Minister of Tuvalu, the Hon Feleti Penitala Teo OBE, to Australia to officially open the Tuvalu High Commission in Australia. During his visit, Prime Minister Feleti Teo...
Te Ipukarea Society: Ocean lovers unite against deep-sea mining
Cook Island News
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July 26, 2025
Saturday July 19, people worldwide gathered to join the call to defend the deep. Our event included creative, imaginative sea-creature costumes, Tumu the eke, and paddling into the water with the large ‘Protect our Ocean’ banner, for a group chant...
Boxing drama premieres
The Fiji Times
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August 18, 2025
BATI is a Fijian boxing drama about a humble security guard named Sam who dreams of becoming a professional boxer to provide a better life for his struggling family. Set in Fiji, the film follows Sam (played by James Rabuatoka), a quiet and...
World plastic pollution treaty globally ends with no deal
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 18, 2025
Countries have failed to find consensus on how the world should tackle the ever-growing scourge on plastic pollution globally. Negotiators from 185 nations worked beyond Thursday’s deadline and through the night in an ultimately futile search for...
World plastic pollution treaty talks end with no deal 減塑無共識 全球塑膠公約談判破局
Taipei Times
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August 18, 2025
Talks aimed at striking a landmark global treaty on plastic pollution fell apart Friday last week as countries failed to find consensus on how the world should tackle the ever-growing scourge. The talks in Geneva — called after the collapse of the...
‘There’s no such thing as someone else’s children’ – Omar El Akkad bears witness to the destruction of Gaza and the west’s quiet assent
The Conversation
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August 18, 2025
Omar El Akkad does not want you to look away. An award-winning journalist and novelist, El Akkad was born in Egypt, lived as a teenager in Qatar and Canada, and migrated as an adult to the US, where he now lives with his family in the Pacific...
From warzones to tropical islands: Meet the 19-year-old solo traveller who has visited 118 nations
Euronews
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August 16, 2025
Solo travel has been on the rise for the last few years, boosted by Gen Z and millennials, leading to younger and younger travellers breaking world records. Arjun Malaviya, a 19-year-old from Westlake Village, California, has already been to 118...