THE Solomon Islands delegation to the High-Level Ministerial Meeting on Urbanization and Climate Change currently underway in Dubai, United Arab Emirates has challenged World Leaders to act swiftly in reducing greenhouse gas emissions while easing hurdles to accessing global climate…
THE Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Jeremiah Manele, highlighted this at the AIS Blue Economy High Level Dialogue in Bali on Monday, October 9, 2023. Reiterating the importance of the ocean for the Solomon Islands and for…
THE lack of urgency eight decades ago to remove UXO remains after World War 2 is a great cost to Solomon Islands in finance and lives. The Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare made the statement when issuing the country’s national statement…
HORTICULTURE New Zealand hosted the annual RSE Conference in Christchurch from the 1st to the 2nd of August. The 16th RSE Annual Conference brought together the Pacific and RSE employers to share learnings and discuss the future of the scheme.…
MINISTER for National Planning and Development Coordination, Hon. Rexon Ramofafia has signed a grant Financing Agreement with the European Union (EU) for the EUR 6.3 million (SBD58.1m) Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL) Climate Resilience Financing Mechanism in the Solomon…
HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS (22 April 2023) — The Solomon Islands Threshold Program, a partnership between the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the Solomon Islands Government, is proud to participate in Earth Day on April 22, 2023. Through a “Payment for…
HON. Mua held bilateral discussions with the Assistant Minister of Climate Change and Energy of Australia this week at the margins of the COP27 High Level segment. During the bilateral discussions, both Ministers registered that COP27 should focus on implementation…
MINISTER of Environment, Climate Change and Disaster Management and Meteorology Honorable Dickson Panakitasi Mua urged developed country parties to fulfill their promise and deliver on the 100-billion-dollar-goal without any further delays. Honorable Dickson uttered the sentiment when delivering the national…
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 Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) said that it will lift the moratorium on the fisheries observer coverage in the region by January 2023. In a Circular Memo in June, WCPFC stated that the suspension of fisheries observers’…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU YOUNG Freelance Journalist, Jeremy Gwao said he was thrilled upon receiving his MEDIA award in ‘Climate Reporting’ on Saturday 18 June during this year’s 2022 Media award night. He said he was beyond blessed to receive such…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU LOCAL environmental advocate, Sharon Inone says it would be great to see Solomon Islands political leaders investing in clean renewable energy and technology like Electrical Cars to address climate change today. She pointed out that now we…