Continued leadership advocacy on climate action, genuine multi-stakeholder partnerships and financial sustainability for green growth in blue economies focusing on dedicated pathways towards low carbon development are key tools for implementation of the SDGs according to Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) Secretary General, François Martel. While delivering a keynote address at a UNFCCC side event […]

Global attention on climate change is focused this week on the role of shipping as the International Maritime Organisation meets in London. International shipping is a major and growing greenhouse gas emissions generating sector.  If it were a country, shipping’s emissions profile is similar to that of Germany or Japan. But unless strong action is

The Pacific Islands Development Forum congratulates all the 60 countries that have thus far ratified the Paris agreement, overcoming the threshold of 55 states needed for the agreement to come into force. With these countries accounting for 47.76% of global emissions, the world is just 7.24% away from satisfying the other condition of the Paris

The  key  tools  for  implementation  towards  achieving  SD14  include  leadership  advocacy  on  climate  action, genuine  partnerships,  multi-stakeholder trust  building  and financial  sustainability. This was  relayed  by the Pacific  Islands Development  Forum  (PIDF)  Secretary  General,  François  Martel  while  delivering a  high  level panel keynote address on  Saturday 3rd September  during  a session  on  “Time to act

The Pacific Islands Development Forum conveys its sincere gratitude and acknowledgment to the Kingdom of Tonga for its commitment to ratifying the Paris Agreement last week and strengthening the voice of the Pacific Island countries’ call in Paris to limit temperature rise to way under 1.5°C. An official communiqué sent by the PIDF Secretary General