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Women critical to climate solutions

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By Mereoni Mili in Bonn, Germany It is important that women and girls remain in the centre of climate solutions. These were the words of the Minister of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Mereseini Vuniwaqa during the Gender Day event at COP 23 yesterday. She said it is important to have specific objectives for women in any economic or investment program with respond to climate change whether we talk about mitigation, adaptation or resilience. “If we understand the special place women have in our communities and act accordingly we would create strong programs, have more effective responses, build better and…

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Climate and Health Initiative

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By Mereoni Mili  (Bonn, Germany) A new initiative to protect people in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) from health impacts was launched yesterday at the COP23. The initiative is between the World Health Organisation, the United Nation Climate Change secretariat and the Fijian COP 23 Presidency. Speaking at the launch the Prime Minister and COP23 President Voreqe Bainimarama said "We all know that climate change will have a seriously increasing effects on the health of our people and create some serious challenges for our health system and infrastructure". “I am especially pleased that this initiatives is not a gift to SIDS,…

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Pacific Island Warriors Present Declaration at COP23

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By Mereoni Mili (photo courtesy of Asia Pacific report) Bonn, Germany - The Pacific Climate Warriors delivered the Declaration on Climate Change to Pacific island leaders and members of the delegation at the Talanoa space in the Bonn zone this past week. The declaration is in the form of signatures and an online campaign called #haveyousei where people shared stories of how climate change has impacted people’s homes and the realities of climate crisis. More than 23 thousand people signed the declaration which was printed on a tapa cloth and presented to the leaders including former President of Kiribati Anote…

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