Climate change is destroying our world as we know it. The Pacific Island countries have been hit hardest by its effects, forcing them to take drastic measures to adapt. Tuvalu, in particular, is the world’s most vulnerable country, but it has also been an international leader in its adaptation efforts. As Tuvalu’s foreign minister said … Read more
The history of the world is one of the rise and fall of nations. Cultures evolve, but they also disappear. Yet it is only in recent decades that have we come to fully understand what we lose when cultures disappear. When, for example, a language dies, a unique facet of humanity and ways of understanding … Read more
Advertisement As with the inaugural summit last year, the second U.S.-Pacific Islands summit in Washington, D.C., featured a raft of initiatives with attached dollar signs and U.S. government involvement from President Joe Biden down. The message of this summit, in line with Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s message to the Pacific Islands Forum leaders in … Read more