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PIDF Announces Green Growth Measurement Framework Pacific-focused initiative will customize sustainability measurement to the local context  Suva, Fiji January 31, 2022 – The Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF), a multilateral agency set-up as an action-oriented platform bringing together leaders from the public and private sectors and civil society to address regional development challenges, and to […]

RERIPA Call for Proposal 1: Mapping & Diagnosis of Research & Innovation Ecosystems, Network facilitation and R&I Strategy. The goal of this Call for Proposals (CFP) entitled “Mapping & diagnosis of R&I ecosystems, network facilitation and R&I strategy” is to fund one excellent multi-partner project aimed at improving our knowledge and understanding of R&I ecosystems

Suva Fiji, 2 December 2020: The second Board Meeting of the Solarisation Head of State (SHOS) Residences in PIDF member countries project was held on this morning at the PIDF Secretariat. The Project Board meeting was attended by representatives from the Republic of Fiji, Republic of Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, Government of India and the United

30 November, 2021- A community is a cohort of people who live in the same area, have common interests, or share a common identity. Communities can play an important role in resilience, while aquaculture can contribute to community resilience. Making the ocean-based sectors, which are already the backbone of most SIDS economies, more sustainable and

30 November, 2021 – Savusavu, Fiji The degradation of the environment on islands has a direct consequence on the biodiversity and its fragile ecosystem and this has become an emerging concern in recent years in Pacific Small Islands Developing States. The causes of degradation in PSIDs include, to name a few: deforestation, inappropriate agricultural practices,

The Fiji Youth Solar Challenge is part of a wider, regional PIDF initiative – the Pacific Youth Solar Challenge (PYSC) – which will see national competitions for youths take place in PIDF member countries. The national competition saw youth’s from across the country showcasing the benefits of renewable energy. The FYSC aim was to encourage

RE enabling Access to Education in Rural and Maritime Communities Education for a large number of people in rural and maritime areas is crucial for achievement of sustainable development. Strategies are now placing emphasis on rural development that encompasses all those who live in these remote hard to reach areas. Such strategies need to address

Island Resilience It is certain that there is no sustainable development in the context of PSIDs unless they are resilient environmentally, socially and economically.Against the backdrop of these challenges, countries and territories across the Pacific are further handicapped in the area of sustainable energy by: i) limited range of indigenous energy resources E.g. only Papua

Renewable Energy and Health Interventions The COVID-19 challenges have impacted many of the PICs energy goals and targets, due to economic shock and supply chain distributions. In fact, Fiji has been forced to defer achieving its 100% electrification goal till 2026 due to the pandemic. However, as identified in the United Nations’ Socio-economic Impact Assessment

The IPCC Special Report released this past August reconfirms that Climate Change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying, “and some trends are now irreversible”. The impacts on societies, ecosystems, food security and livelihoods around the world will be catastrophic. We therefore call on all countries, particularly the big emitters for more ambitious commitments to reducing carbon