By Rula Su’a – Vaai, Talamua Media and Samoa Press Pool Reporter FUNAFUTI, TUVALU – MONDAY 12 AUGUST 2019: Fiji’s Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama is offering Tuvalu a place to live if the worst scenario takes its toll. Climate scientists and experts from around the region gathered in Funafuti to discuss the impacts of climate […]
Prince Haakon visits Samoa’s biggest Climate Change Adaptation Project
11 April 2019, Apia – The historic visit to Samoa by the Crown Prince of Norway included a stopover at the Vaisigano/Leone wall, which is part of the GEF-funded Economy-Wide Adaptation to Climate Change Project, as well as the Vaisigano Catchment Project, co-funded by the Green Climate Fund and the Government of Samoa, and supported […]
200 KW Hydro Power Plant Opens in Palauli
PM Remarks We are gathered here today for the Commissioning Ceremony to mark the Completion of the construction and installation of the 200 Kilowatt Vailoa New Hydro Power Plant. This project is part of Government’s Strategic Plan to be 100% on renewable energy by year 2025 in order to reduce Samoa’s dependency on diesel fuel […]
Nothing is Impossible – PM Addresses Convention on Climate Change
Mr. President, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and gentlemen. We are gathered here in Poland for the third time in our 24-year journey under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Our quest for solutions to address the most pressing and existential issue of our lifetime – Climate Change – has never been more urgent. The […]
We are Custodians of the Pacific Ocean
Pacific and Koronivia Pavilion Saturday 8 December 2018: 2.30 – 4.30pm Deputy Secretary General of the Pacific Island Forum Secretariat and Pacific Ocean Commissioner Ambassador Peter Thomson, UN Special Envoy on Oceans Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen Despite the cold temperatures outside especially for us from the Pacific, I am very pleased that the atmosphere and […]
Tuilaepa Calls for Raised Ambitions at Next Round of NDCs
Remarks by Hon. Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi At the Office of Pacific Ocean Commissioner Event “Understanding the Ocean Climate Crosswalk: A Pacific Perspective” Pacific and Koronivia Pavilion Saturday 8 December 2018: 2.30 – 4.30pm Deputy Secretary General of the Pacific Island Forum Secretariat and Pacific Ocean Commissioner Ambassador Peter Thomson, UN Special Envoy on […]