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Pacific Islands leaders hope to convince world to move on climate change
2013-09-08 02:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Pacific island nations signed a declaration this week vowing to become climate leaders in the battle against the impact of greenhouse gases, but now theyll need to convince the rest of the world to follow in their footsteps. Members of the 15-nation Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) finalized the Majuro Declaration, named after the Marshall Islands' capital where they gathered this week, saying it should be a "game changer" in faltering efforts to address global warming. It commits the island nations...
Pacific islands fighting for survival as sea levels rise
2013-09-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Japan Times: Pacific islanders challenged world leaders this week to act on climate change, warning that their low-lying atolls are close to becoming uninhabitable because of rising seas and increasingly severe floods, droughts and storm surges. "The Pacific is fighting for its survival. Climate change has already arrived," said Christopher Loeak, president of the Marshall Islands, which host the Pacific islands` annual summit, attended by most of the world`s largest emitters of greenhouse gases, including...
Tuvalu ready to support Marshall Islands in climate change leadership
2013-09-05 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Islands Business: Tuvalus Prime Minister, Enele Sopoaga says he is ready to assist Marshall Islands in providing leadership on climate change, in the international arena. Enele Sopoaga, who is no stranger to international climate change negotiations, told PACNEWS the Pacific will need the support of other Small Island Developing States to promote the proposed Majuro Declaration. He led Tuvalus climate change negotiations during his term as the island nations top diplomat at the United Nations in New York. Tuvalu...
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Pacific Islands Forum ends with climate change plea
2013-09-05 08:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
3 News: The Pacific Islands Forum has ended with a plea for more to be done about climate change or else low lying nations will soon disappear. The Marshall Islands, where the forum is being held, is so desperate for space it's using rubbish to create new land. The highest point on the islands is known by locals as Rubbish Mountain but rubbish is not just a dominant feature there, it is prevalent everywhere on the atoll. "Being a small island far away in the middle of the Pacific, it's a challenge...
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Marshall Islands President would rather drown than abandon country
2013-09-04 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: Marshall Islands president Christopher Loeak says he would rather drown than leave his country if it is submerged by rising sea levels. Addressing Pacific Island leaders and delegates from around the world at the start of the 15-nation Pacific Islands Forum, he spoke of his deep attachment to his country and the need to urgently address the causes of climate change. "My land is my home, my heritage and my identity in ways that the English language cannot capture," he said. "This is my country...
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