Minister of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM), Wayne Osopo Ghemu, has called on development partners to transform climate finance pledges into tangible results through timely capitalization of the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF). His remarks come as the…
Prime Minister Mathew Wale has delivered a strong message to world leaders ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), calling for greater accountability, direct climate finance, and stronger commitments to protect vulnerable island nations. Addressing the Leaders’ Plenary…
At the Pre-COP31 meeting in Nadi, Fiji, Solomon Islands and Tonga highlighted public finance reforms aimed at strengthening climate resilience. Solomon Islands Minister for Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology, Wayne Ghemu, emphasized the importance of climate budget tagging,…
By Eddie OsifeloNadi, Fiji Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Pro-Chancellor Dr Morgan Wairiu says the Pre-COP31 meeting in Nadi, Fiji, provides a critical opportunity for Pacific Island countries to shape key climate priorities ahead of the COP31 negotiations in Türkiye.…
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MALD) has reached an important milestone in its ongoing rice research program, with the trial of two rice varieties, MAL 1 and MAL 2, now in its final field trial stage ahead of…
The Agriculture Investment for Markets and Nutrition (AIM-N) Project National Steering Committee (NSC) today hold its second meeting in Honiara, endorsing the Project’s 2027 Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWPB) to guide the next phase of implementation across Western, Choiseul…
The governments of UK and Solomon Islands agree the next phase of an energy programme, including a roadmap to create an independent energy regulator. The UK government has agreed the next stage of its energy programme with the Ministry of…
Solomon Islands journalist Noel Charles Piringi has been selected among 16 journalists from around the world to report on the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), to be held in Antalya, Türkiye, from 9–20 November 2026. Piringi is the…
Tuesday 29 September, Honiara – The Solomon Islands Agriculture Rural Transformation (SIART) Project has invested a total of $8.7 million into twenty (20) Agribusiness Producer Organization (ABPOs), 16 in Malaita Province, 3 in Guadalcanal Province and 1 in Makira/Ulawa Province…