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Tuvalu in the news
Recent headlines about Tuvalu from news organisations and international bodies. Each story opens on the publisher’s own website.
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Tuvalu parliament passes new Public Health Act
TUVALU has passed a new Public Health Act, replacing century-old legislation and strengthening the country's ability to prevent, manage and...
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Tuvalu faces fossil fuel dilemma in management of its national investment fund
Tuvalu's government is indirectly investing in fossil fuel companies through its national trust fund, with documents saying the country has limited ability to stop.
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Case Study on Sea Level Rise: Tuvalu
Tuvalu is the world’s fourth-smallest nation and a Pacific small island developing state (SIDS) and least developed country (LDC) with a total land area…
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Study reveals some Tuvalu reefs holding up against sea level rising
Tuvalu is on the frontline of climate change, facing rising sea levels and the threat of coastal erosion, but new research shows that despite…
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Tuvalu to host shipping talks
KIRIBATI has handed over the chair of the Central Pacific Shipping Commission to Tuvalu after an annual general meeting on Buataritari.
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Tuvalu calls for greater regional disaster financing support, warns insurance payouts fail to cover losses
TUVALU Prime Minister Feleti Teo called for more investment in Pacific regional disaster-financing institutions and changes to insurance...
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Interview: Tuvalu in the face of climate change
What does Tuvalu's climate minister have to say to the world?
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Tuvalu's climate change minister rejects 'failure' assessment of pre-COP31
After last week's pre-COP 31 meeting in Tuvalu, the country's Climate Change Minister, Maina Talia, has pushed back on criticism that the event was…
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The Pacific Islands are changing. What happens to cultural heritage when the people have to leave?
As sea levels rise, Tuvalu is creating opportunities for its people to migrate to Australia. But the places left behind are still full of…
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PNG commits $7.95m over five years to Tuvalu
PAPUA New Guinea has pledged PGK25 million (about AUD7.95 million) to support Tuvalu’s land reclamation efforts over the next five years...
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Tuvalu pushing hard for full OFC membership after 20 years as an associate
Tuvalu Islands FA Technical Director, Michiel van der Werf, believes they can do no more to persuade OFC to vote them in as a…
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Tuvalu urges global unity on climate crisis
TUVALU has called on the international community to unite behind countries on the frontline of climate change, following the adoption of...
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Australia ‘took over’ in pre-COP visit, Tuvalu official
A Tuvalu government adviser yesterday said it felt like Australia had “taken over” the tiny country’s sovereignty during a visit by leaders to the…
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Pacific's new climate fund gets $15 million boost but remains far below target
Fiji, Ireland and other donors pledged about $15 million to the Pacific Resilience Facility, which remains short of its funding goal.
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Papua New Guinea puts $millions into Tuvalu’s fight to hold on to land
The five-year funding deal comes as Pacific leaders push for faster climate finance ahead of COP31.
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'Let's rally behind them': PNG commits to help Tuvalu at Pre-COP climate meet
Papua New Guinea has committed around US$5.5 million (K$25m) to Tuvalu over five years in aid of its coastal reclamation efforts.
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Pacific leaders watch Tuvalu reclamation effort ahead of UN climate meet
Representatives of 30 countries visited Tuvalu’s land reclamation project ahead of pre-COP climate talks, seeing efforts to protect Funafuti from rising seas.
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Tuvalu govt adviser says Australia overstepped in pre-COP visit
A Tuvalu government adviser told AFP on Tuesday it felt like Australia had "taken over" the tiny country's sovereignty during a visit by leaders…
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Australia faces summer of extreme weather, Anthony Albanese warns at pre-Cop
Prime minister tells delegates in Tuvalu and Fiji that ‘super El Niño’ brewing in the Pacific shows climate change is ‘here right now’
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Leaders visit Pacific atoll Tuvalu at front line of climate change
Leaders visit Tuvalu to assess climate change impact as rising seas and coral loss threaten the Pacific atoll's future and its population's survival. Read…
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'Enough talk': Tuvalu wants Pre-COP31 leaders to turn what they see into action
Leaders visiting Funafuti are seeing the reality of life on the climate frontline as Pacific nations push for action that reaches communities before it…
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Tuvalu leaders show Pre-COP visitors climate vulnerabilities
Tuvalu used a two-day visit by leaders taking part in Fiji’s Pre-COP to show the climate vulnerabilities of the small island nation, taking...
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As rising seas threaten low-lying Pacific Islands, nations say the world must take climate seriously
Pacific leaders are telling the world what climate change really looks like: rising seas, shrinking coastlines, and a fight for survival happening right now.
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Tuvalu’s two-metre reality sharpens Pacific climate talks
MORE than 50 countries will gather in Fiji from today for four days of climate talks, with Pacific leaders pressing governments to turn...
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VIDEO: PM Anthony Albanese declines floral head garland in Tuvalu
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Energy Minister Chris Bowen have declined to put on the hand-made floral head garland that was handed out to…
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Tuvalu: Barely above water
Thanks to rising sea levels, scientists fear Tuvalu could be unliveable by the end of the century.
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Pre-COP host Tuvalu at frontline of climate change
When leaders visit the coral atolls that form the Pacific nation of Tuvalu on Tuesday, they will find a once-vibrant ecosystem wiped out due…
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Navigating the rising tide | United Nations
A UN-backed climate security initiative supports food production, community resilience and national planning in Tuvalu, Kiribati and the Marshall Islands.
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Tuvalu appoints first woman Governor-General ahead of 48th Independence Day
Temukisa Auina Penehuro Hauma, 71, has become the first woman to be appointed the Governor-General of one of the world's smallest nations.
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Selina Tusitala Marsh leaves a new generation of Tuvalu storytellers with voices to share
The Pacific poet used her first visit to her grandfather’s homeland to run writing workshops and encourage young Tuvaluans to share their own experiences.
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