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
On the 3rd of September, in a historic move, the two largest Green House Gas emitters in the world, the United States of America and China have officially ratified the Paris Agreement, paving the way for other countries to follow suit and support the collective Pacific call made in Paris to limit temperature rise to
The United Nations General Assembly opened its 71st session on 14 September, with an emphasis on ensuring that implementation of the new global development goals, adopted by its 193 Member States last year and with the new Assembly President noting that it had been heartening to observe the sincerity with which governments and national planning
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