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At its best, the scheme changes lives – like an abattoir worker using savings to supply clean drinking water to his Vanuatu village. But exploitation remains rife.
The International Court of Justice case on climate change has implications for countries negotiating debt deals.
The International Court of Justice says governments are legally obliged “to achieve deep, rapid and sustained reductions” in greenhouse gas emissions.
The landmark ruling means Australia must reduce emissions in line with the best science, and regulate the fossil fuel industry to prevent further harm.
Ambae islanders combine their ecological observations with scientific data to develop an early-warning system to predict where and when fish become contaminated.
Since Vanuatu’s first earthquake was at a magnitude over 7, we would expect to see more aftershocks to come, at declining strengths and frequency – in a pattern that can last weeks to months.
The International Court of Justice is hearing testimony from climate crisis-affected nations and will issue the first ever legal advice on governments’ legal obligations to prevent climate change.
Our new research shows weak infrastructure and climate events such as cyclones and floods make sanitation conditions even poorer for many people living in the Pacific Islands.
The country will vote on two proposed constitutional amendments that seek to end political instability in the country.
We reviewed evidence on traditional knowledge in the Pacific for coping with climate change, and found much of it was scientifically plausible.
Though hard to quantify, the social consequences of climate change are vast.
Governments and activist groups are bringing environmental issues to international courts. They argue that the impact of climate change and environmental issues affect human rights.
The sea level around Vanuatu is rising at a rate nearly twice the global average. New research tells a story of both loss and resilience.
Thanks to Vanuatu, a vote at the next UN General Assembly could open the floodgates to international climate litigation.
China seeks two main things from the region – one diplomatic and one strategic.
In 1881, a Pacific Islander woman brought here to work on a sugar cane plantation ran away. She was violently retrieved by her employer. Her story sheds moving light on a dark history of exploitation.
The new visa for farm workers comes with more rights than past schemes, including making it easier to escape mistreatment by bad employers.
Research reveals a desire by Pacific tourism workers for genuine change once travel starts again, including better wages and conditions and greater local control of operations.
A reliance on local customary knowledge and practices helped people make a living and strengthened relationships with family and friends.
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Researcher, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow, Griffith University
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Associate Professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Research Fellow in Geography and Social Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Legal Researcher, PhD Candidate and Lead of the African Climate Law Programme, Mandela Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Geography, School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Associate Professor of International Relations, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University
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Honorary Research Associate, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor of Development Studies, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor of Television Studies, Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf
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Manager, National Heritage Registry, Vanuatu Cultural Centre
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Lecturer in Geology, Macquarie University
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Associate professor of Scandinavian film and television, Aalborg University
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Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)