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FFA Officers Engage with Tuvalu on US Treaty, VDS, and Future Developments
Tuvalu Fisheries Department
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January 14, 2025
Yesterday, the Tuvalu Fisheries Department (TFD) hosted a highly engaging consultation at the TFD Conference Room. The session was conducted by three senior officers from the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA): Kaburoro Ruaia, Multilateral Treaty...
Tuvalu receives patrol-boat gift from Australia
CONTACT Magazine
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October 18, 2024
Australia has handed over a new Guardian-class patrol boat – HMTSS Te Mataili III – to Prime Minister of Tuvalu Feleti Teo at a ceremony at Fleet Base West in Western Australia. CAPTION: Ship’s company of HMTSS Te Matailii III man the upper decks...
Tuvalu Progresses Survey and Training on Identifying Marine Non-indigenous Species (MNIS)
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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October 14, 2024
The Environment Department and the Marine Ports Department of Tuvalu, in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), through the Pacific Regional Invasive Species Management Support Service (PRISMSS)...
‘Decolonise climate finance’ says Prasad
The Fiji Times
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January 10, 2025
Remarks for Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Professor Biman Chand Prasad and the high-level regional consultation on Financing for Development in Asia and the Pacific in preparation for the 4th International Conference on Financing...
Tuvalu’s Ongoing Struggle
The Times of Israel
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Tuvalu, a small island nation in the Pacific, stands at the forefront of two monumental challenges: the existential threat posed by climate change and the acute crisis of inadequate healthcare infrastructure. With a population of just over 11,000,...
Tuvalu fights to keep boundaries as sea levels rise
Gulf Today
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Children fish, with cargo containers in the background, at the port of Funafuti, Tuvalu. Reuters Kirsty Needham, Reuters FONGAFALE: Tuvalu and its 11,000 people, who live on nine atolls scattered across the Pacific, are running out of time....
The Billion-Dollar Evolution of Domain Names in the Digital Economy
Small Business Trends
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January 2, 2025
The domain name market has evolved into a cornerstone of the global digital economy, with the value of domains soaring over the past two decades. What began as a functional tool for navigating the web has transformed into a strategic asset,...
Economic and Social Pressures Threaten Media Freedom in the Solomon Islands and Pacific
Tavuli News
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September 25, 2024
Economic and financial constraints, along with social, cultural, and political pressures, present significant challenges to media freedom in the Solomon Islands and the broader Pacific region. This was highlighted in the inaugural Pacific Islands...
Tuvalu’s Water Woes
The Diplomat
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September 27, 2024
In the heart of the Pacific Ocean, Tuvalu faces a growing crisis: the scarcity of fresh water. This small island nation, already grappling with the devastating effects of climate change, now contends with a dwindling supply of potable water that...
Financial constraints biggest threat to Pacific Media Freedoms inaugural Pacific Islands Media Freedom Index...
Pacific News Service
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Economic and financial constraints, followed closely by social, cultural, and political pressures, pose the greatest threats to media freedom in the Pacific, according to the inaugural Pacific Islands Media Freedom Index (PIMFI) report, For Us, By...
Financial constraints biggest threat to Pacific Media Freedoms, inaugural Pacific Islands Media Freedom Index finds
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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September 23, 2024
Economic and financial constraints, followed closely by social, cultural, and political pressures, pose the greatest threats to media freedom in the Pacific, according to the inaugural Pacific Islands Media Freedom Index (PIMFI) report, For Us, By...
‘Business as usual’ will flood Pacific islands, warns Nasa
Dawn
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September 27, 2024
• The region faces growing threats to economic viability, even existence • One billion people in low-lying areas vulnerable to storm surges, flooding SYDNEY: Within 30 years, sea levels will rise at least 15 centimetres on several Pacific island...
Financial constraints biggest threat to Pacific media freedoms
IFEX
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September 26, 2024
The report ranks all 14 Pacific Island nations according to the state of media freedoms in each country. This statement was originally published on pacificfreedomforum.com on 23 September 2024. Economic and financial constraints, followed closely...
Tuvalu fights to keep maritime boundaries amid alarming rise in sea levels
The Hindu
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September 25, 2024
A sea wall is being constructed at the Port of Funafuti, Tuvalu September 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Tuvalu and its 11,000 people, who live on nine atolls scattered across the Pacific, are running out of time. NASA scientists project that by...
Tuvalu PM calls for immediate global response to Climate threat
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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September 24, 2024
By Sanjeshni Kumar In a world grappling with climate change, financial instability and social inequities, Tuvalu stands at the frontline of these pressing challenges. At the Summit of the Future, Tuvalu’s Prime Minister Feleti Teo delivered a...
Size of world economy ‘will double’ as Asian countries get richer
The Times
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The global economy is on track to double in size to $221 trillion in nominal terms over the next 15 years, with growth fuelled by poorer nations catching up with richer ones, according to forecasters. Rapid growth among Asian countries such as...
Tuvaluans prepare for life in Australia as rising tides swallow their country
Pacific News Service
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Kuata Taumaheke has her hopes set on a new beginning in Australia. She’s lived her entire life in the atoll nation of Tuvalu, and grew up on its most remote island, Nanumea — only 4 square kilometres in size. But rising sea levels now grip her...
Tuvaluans are preparing to leave their paradise for Australia — but some warn it will be 'very tough'
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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September 11, 2024
Kuata Taumaheke has her hopes set on a new beginning in Australia. She's lived her entire life in the atoll nation of Tuvalu, and grew up on its most remote island, Nanumea — only 4 square kilometres in size. But rising sea levels now grip her...
UNGA77 must be a milestone for loss and damage response finance: AOSIS
Pacific News Service
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During the ongoing 77th UN General Assembly (UNGA), it is imperative that governments show their leadership in the fight against the climate crisis by calling for the advancement of loss and damage response finance at this year’s pivotal UN...
VAKA Cable Lands, Tuvalu’s First
Submarine Telecoms Forum
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December 18, 2024
By Winston Qiu December 12, 2024 Tuvalu Telecommunications Corporation (TTC) announced the successful landing of the nation’s first submarine cable, the Tuvalu VAKA Cable, marking a monumental leap forward for connectivity and digital inclusion...