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74 visa-free destinations Filipinos can visit
Gulf News
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Ready to trade your screens for skylines? If your passport's feeling neglected and your feet are itching for an adventure, we’ve got just the ticket — or rather, 74 of them, as per Henley & Partners (H&P) and latest updates (as of July 8, 2025)....
Tuvalu PM urges Pacific Men to address gender inequality in Climate…
Pacific News Service
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Tuvalu Prime Minister and Minister of Gender Equity and Women Empowerment, Feleti Teo has called on Pacific men call to actively engage in addressing the challenges faced by women and girls in the region. Speaking at the 8th Pacific Women...
New Climate Finance Deal
World Resources Institute
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The big-ticket item at this year’s UN climate summit (COP29) is setting a new finance goal that replaces the collective $100 billion per year developed countries provide and mobilize for climate action in developing nations. But with only a few...
ADB, Tuvalu sign 16.53 million USD grant to improve water, sanitation
The Hans India
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November 19, 2024
Manila: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Tuvalu on Tuesday signed a grant agreement amounting to $16.53 million to support the improvement of water supply and sanitation management in the country's capital Funafuti. Funafuti faces many urban...
ADB, Tuvalu sign 16.53 mln USD grant to improve water, sanitation
Xinhua News Agency
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MANILA, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Tuvalu on Tuesday signed a grant agreement amounting to 16.53 million U.S. dollars to support the improvement of water supply and sanitation management in the country's capital...
New global carbon trade rules adopted at UN climate summit expand inclusion, draw ire
Voice of America
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November 17, 2024
Baku, Azerbaiijan — A new set of global carbon credit trade market standards has been agreed to during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, or COP29, following years of deadlock. Some analysts say that under the...
Relocation is not an option for Tuvalu
FBC News
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Relocation is not an immediate option nor a solution for the people of Tuvalu, as the past and current governments are committed to discouraging people and communities from leaving the island. This was highlighted by Tuvalu’s Minister for Climate...
Tuvalu wants Australia’s help to lead Commonwealth with a climate focus
Pacific News Service
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The Pacific nation of Tuvalu has launched a longshot bid to head the Commonwealth and put climate action firmly on the world’s agenda – and it wants Australia’s backing. Tuvalu will put forward its candidate to be the next Commonwealth...
UN Development Programme to Support G7 Adaptation Accelerator Hub, Strengthening Adaptation Finance
UNDP
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Baku – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will serve as the support agency for the newly launched G7 Adaptation Accelerator Hub, announced today at COP 29 in Baku. UNDP’s involvement will be pivotal in providing comprehensive...
Latest digital tools to track climate hazards rolled out across Tuvalu
The Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project
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Damlamian noted that the dashboard is part of a larger programme of work, supporting Tuvalu’s increased institutional capacity to make risk-informed decisions. “A key component of the programme aims to strengthen Tuvalu’s technical capacity to...
New World Bank Research Outlines Adaptation Pathways For Pacific Atoll Countries
Scoop
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Thursday, 14 November 2024, 6:13 pm Press Release: World Bank SYDNEY, November 14, 2024 — Climate change is endangering ecosystems, economies, and livelihoods in Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, and Tuvalu, in which the highest points are only...
COP29: Tuvalu calls for fairer climate finance system for small island states
RNZ
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November 13, 2024
COP29 logo is seen in Baku, Azerbaijan on 17 September 2024. Photo: Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto via AFP Tuvalu's Prime Minister Feleti Teo has added his voice to the calls for a more just climate finance system for small island states and the least...
Pacific atolls face $13.5 billion cost of rising sea levels, says World Bank
The Straits Times
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November 14, 2024
SYDNEY – Adapting to a sea level rise of up to 50cm will cost the three most vulnerable Pacific atoll nations nearly US$10 billion (S$13.5 billion), equivalent to about 20 years of their gross domestic product (GDP), the World Bank said in a...
Pacific atolls face $10 billion cost of rising sea, says World Bank
KFGO - North Dakota
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November 14, 2024
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Adapting to a sea level rise of up to 0.5 metres (1.64 feet) will cost the three most vulnerable Pacific atoll nations nearly $10 billion – equivalent to about 20 years of gross domestic product – the World Bank said in a report...
Trump win, 1.5 C warming breach weigh on UN COP climate finance talks
RNZ
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November 11, 2024
By Sera Sefeti, BenarNews COP29 logo is seen in Baku, Azerbaijan on 17 September 2024. Photo: Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto via AFP Pacific delegates fear the implications of a Trump presidency and breach of the 1.5 degree Celsius warming target will...
Trump win, 1.5C warming breach weigh on UN climate ‘finance COP’
Asia Pacific Report
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November 11, 2024
By Sera Sefeti of BenarNews Pacific delegates fear the implications of a Trump presidency and breach of the 1.5 degree Celsius warming target will overshadow negotiations on climate finance at the UN’s annual COP talks that have started in...
Official handing over of reclaimed land to the Government of Tuvalu
The Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project
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October 29th. Today, we celebrate a significant achievement in the fight against climate change. The Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project (TCAP), funded by the Green Climate Fund and Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, has reached a...
Is climate finance reaching the most vulnerable?
Deutsche Welle
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November 14, 2024
When Storm Daniel swept through the port city of Derna in Libya last September, heavy rainfall burst two dams, unleashing a flood that devastated neighborhoods and claimed thousands of lives. Scientists concluded global warming made the event 50...
Investing in Resilience: Blue Carbon Ecosystems, Communities, and Finance for the Indo-Pacific
Climatelinks
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USAID’s “Investing in Resilience” report brings together the evidence and analyses that can help guide USAID Mission staff, partners, host country governments, and communities to advance local, regional, national, and international blue carbon...
The butterfly effect of climate finance in Nepal: Bridging global inequities at COP 29
Nepal Press
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November 10, 2024
KATHMANDU: The butterfly effect is the idea that even the smallest action—a butterfly flapping its wings in one part of the world—can set off a chain of events that leads to far-reaching consequences. This interconnectedness is a powerful reminder...