THE Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Change Conference is currently being held from 6 to 18 November 2022 in the Sinai Peninsula city of Sharm El-Sheikh, Arab Republic of Egypt. The Conference consists of the 27th session of the Conference of the…
The Restless Seas of Walande Community Many of the coastal communities in the Solomon Islands are facing the threat of coastal erosion. Walande Community, in the Southern region of Malaita province, is a classic example of a community that battles…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE Solomon Islands Government’s Ministry of Mines, Energy, and Rural Electrification Seismological Service Section is closely monitoring the developments on the island of Savo concerning its Volcano. The volcano has recently shown some activity, however, it does…
THE Deputy Head of Mission (DHOM) to the Embassy of Sweden in Canberra, Australia, Mr Per Linnér praised the work currently being completed on the Tina River Hydropower Development Project (TRHDP) during a site visit this week. Mr Linnér who…
A high-tech and environmentally friendly Wastewater Treatment Plant is now fully operational at the Hyundai Engineering Company (HEC) campsite, near the Tina River Hydropower Development Project (TRHDP) site in Central Guadalcanal. The facility which uses the Membrane Bio Reactor (MBR)…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU SOLOMON Islands capital, Honiara is expected to generate its primary energy from off-grid renewable energy by 2030. “So back in 2019, Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) had worked closely with the Ministry of Mines and Energy with…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU CLIMATE finance is an important topic in the overall climate change space, according to the National Program Coordinator and Head of the Project Coordination Management Unit of the Ministry of Environment Climate Change & Disaster Management, Barnabas…
The National Government through Environment and Conservation Division (ECD) of the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM), has been embarking on training workshops with stakeholders to ensure proper monitoring, compliance and enforcement of the three Environment…
BY MIKE TUA THE U.S. Navy Pacific Partnership 2022, Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief team is currently working with the Solomon Islands professionals to help improve the emergency disaster response, planning, management, preparedness, resiliency, and capacity in the country. U.S. Navy Pacific…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU IF the Solomon Islands want to mount a good case of loss and damage due to climate change effects at the Climate Change Conference, very good credible data is paramount says Dr. Morgan Wairiu, the Acting Director…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU DR. Morgan Wairiu has urged Solomon Islanders to start writing climate change stories in international journals. Dr. Wairiu who also has a broad knowledge of Pacific regions’ environment and development issues including Government structures and systems both…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE catastrophic impacts of climate change in the Solomon Islands have a dire effect on the livelihood of people living with disability in the country says People with Disability Solomon Islands Country Manager, Casper Fa’asala. Casper Fa’asala…