APIA,06 FEBRUARY 2026 (SPREP) — New climate data shows that 2025 was the fifth warmest year ever recorded in the western Pacific, continuing a long-term warming trend that is reshaping conditions across the region. According to ERA5, a global climate dataset from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, 2025 was the third warmest year on record […]
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SPREP regrets U.S exit, warns Pacific still in Climate emergency
APIA, 05 FEBRUARY 2026 (PACNEWS)—The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has expressed regret over the United States’ decision to withdraw from the regional body, while warning that the Pacific remains in a state of climate emergency. SPREP Director General Sefanaia Nawadra said the organisation remains focused on addressing the interconnected crises facing […]
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Germany recognises Niue as a sovereign state by formalising diplomatic relations
AUCKLAND, 04 FEBRUARY 2026 (PMN) — Germany has formally recognised Niue as a sovereign state, signing a declaration to establish diplomatic relations between the two countries. Niue’s Prime Minister Dalton Tagelagi and Germany’s Foreign Minister Dr Johann David Wadephul met in Auckland to formalise the arrangement. The recognition is part of Germany’s wider policy to […]
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Significant rise in sea Surface temperatures and marine heatwave conditions in parts of the Pacific
SUVA, 02 FEBRUARY 2026 (SPC)—Recent satellite data show that sea surface temperatures have risen significantly across parts of the southwest Pacific Ocean, particularly around Tonga, Niue, and Fiji. As of January 21, 2026, ocean temperatures in southern Tonga were 3 to 4°C above normal, while waters around Fiji and west of Niue’s Exclusive Economic Zone […]
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China supports strengthening climate change resilience and environmental protection in the Pacific
APIA, 19 JANUARY 2026 (SPREP) — The Government of the People’s Republic of China continues its support to climate change resilience and environmental protection in the Pacific through its annual voluntary financial assistance to the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), the mandated agency in the region for the management and protection of […]