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EU Forest Action in SOLOMON ISLANDS 🏝️
🔎 Find here the latest news about EU and Solomon Islands Forest Action The EU supports partner countries to preserve their forests and to contribute to sustainable, inclusive economies and societies. Find here some examples of EU...

Remittances in the Pacific Islands: Challenges and Solutions
The importance of remittances is widely recognised, and awareness has become even more pronounced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of global goals have been developed over the years to address the challenges facing...

EU and Forum sign agreement to tackle gender inequality in Pacific
The European Union and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat have signed a Financing Agreement to tackle the root causes of gender inequality and violence against women and girls in the Pacific. The more than US$15 million...

Solomon fish exporters to get a boost under a new project
Solomon Islands fish exporters will get a boost under a new project supported and led by the Standards and Trade Development Facility and the Food and Agriculture Organisation or FAO. The FAO said the new fish project will give...

Solomons signs MSG free trade agreement
The prime minister of Solomon Islands has signed the Melanesian Free Trade Agreement making his country the first Melanesian Spearhead Group member to do so. Only two MSG member countries need sign the agreement for it to come...

Getting into business made easier in the Solomon Islands
The Asian Development Bank says further refinement of business registrations in Solomon Islands should foster economic activity and create more jobs all over the country. The ADB's Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative, or...

Is the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance scheme an example of successful pooled service delivery?
In a recent assessment of the success or otherwise of pooled service delivery initiatives in the Pacific island region, Matthew Dornan and I did not consider the World Bank-led Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance pilot as we felt...

Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL)
LoCAL is a global programme from the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) on climate change mainstreaming and finance at the local level. The programme aims to increase local governments’ access to climate finance to...

New training course 'Pathways to climate change adaptation: the case of Small Island Developing States'
This free online course by the University of Geneva provides an overview of climate change adaptation for the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) with a focus on the environmental perspective. It will present the key concepts...

Q&As with Pacific expert ahead of climate talks in Lima
What is needed to get a good climate agreement in Peru? What does a good deal look like for the Pacific region? To learn more on these issues, read our Interview with Professor Elisabeth A. Holland, Director of Pacific Centre for...