Fiji invited to work closely with UN in shaping the 2019 UN Climate Summit
FIJI has been invited by the United Nations to work closely with them to shape next year’s UN Climate Summit convening on September 17 in 2019. Fiji’s global leadership on climate change and oceans was praised by the president of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, at […]
Help small island states win their battle against climate change
Achim Steiner Earth’s fate is inextricably linked to 52 nations threatened by rising sea levels – the rest of the world should not let them drown Many of the planet’s most prized destinations, places considered exquisite and idyllic, where nature seems bountiful and people appear at ease, are under threat. In less than a decade, […]
Sea-level rise ‘could last twice as long as human history’
Research warns of the long timescale of climate change impacts unless urgent action is taken to cut emissions drastically Huge sea-level rises caused by climate change will last far longer than the entire history of human civilisation to date, according to new research, unless the brief window of opportunity of the next few decades is […]