Minister for Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology, Wayne Osopo Ghemu, has highlighted several challenges facing the implementation of the Solomon Islands’ first-ever Disaster Risk Financing Strategy (DRFS), despite significant progress in strengthening the country’s financial resilience against disasters…
A Solomon Islander, Dr Michael Oto’ara Ha’apio, is promoting the Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub (CCFAH) at the Pre-COP31 Meeting in Nadi, Fiji. The CCFAH is an initiative established by the Commonwealth in 2015 to help small and vulnerable countries…
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 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…
Prime Minister Hon. Matthew Wale has met with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at the UN Secretariat in New York, raising key climate and development priorities for Solomon Islands and the Pacific. The Prime Minister highlighted the urgent need for…
Honiara, 16 September 2026 – The Solomon Islands joins the international community today to commemorate World Ozone Day 2026 under the theme “Global action for a cooler planet.”World Ozone Day is observed annually on 16 September to raise awareness of…
Honiara, 16 September 2026 – Prime Minister Hon. Mathew Wale has declared climate change as a national security and economic priority, unveiling the GREAT Coalition Government’s concrete legislative and investment agenda to build a climate-resilient Solomon Islands by 2050. Opening the…
Construction of the Australia-funded Malu’u Market has reached a key milestone, with the project’s 120-metre seawall now complete and groundworks well underway for the next stage of construction. The project has employed 44 workers to date, including 32 from the…