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    Climate campaigner and social activist Reverend James Bhagwan has welcomed Australia’s return to the United Nation’s Green Climate Fund. But says Reverend Bhagwan, who is General Secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches, a stronger stance is needed to stop coal mining. Click here for the full interview on ABC Pacific Beat. Image: Facebook                

    In this blog post from Development Policy Centre, Simon Kofe and Jessica Marinaccio explain the significance of the recent unanimously passed Constitution of Tuvalu Act 2023. One of the groundbreaking 2023 amendments to the Constitution formally recognises the threat of climate change and declares Tuvalu’s maritime zones, statehood and other entitlements permanent regardless of any effects climate change may have on the land territory of Tuvalu. For the full story, go to DevPolicyBlog. Image: Tuvalu Government Buildings:  Michael Coghlan / Flickr                

    President Joe Biden met Pacific island leaders for a second White House summit in just over a year on 25 September. Biden pledged to work with Congress to provide $US200 million more in funding for the region for projects aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change, spurring economic growth, countering illegal fishing and improving public health. For the full story, go to RNZ International/Pacific news.   Image: Official White House photo / Wikicommons                

A number of Pacific island states are included in a group of countries taking high-emitting countries to court to seek a protection of the oceans. Listen to the full report on ABC Pacific Beat (8 min) Leaders from a dozen climate vulnerable countries - four of them from the Pacific - have criticised "endless" climate change negotiations at the start of an unprecedented maritime court hearing in Hambury, Germany. Read the full report on ABC Pacific Beat                

Tuvalu has made a bold proposition, asserting that it will continue to exist as a country, even if the island disappears due to rising sea levels.enshrined a new definition of statehood in its constitution Listen to the full report on ABC Pacific Beat (6 min)   Image: Romaine W/shutterstock.com