Platform aims to strengthen government oversight as Pacific states enter carbon markets By: Laurel Marewibuel KOROR, Palau — Palau was shown a proposed digital platform during the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting that could help governments track carbon projects, review authorizations and measure their contributions to national climate targets. The platform, called Angarva, was […]
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Pacific Voyagers Seek Regional Recognition of Traditional Navigation as Living Heritage
By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau — “Although we are many nations, we remain one ocean people.” That message from Grand Master Navigator Ali Haleyalur captures the central argument behind a declaration urging Pacific leaders to recognize traditional navigation as a living cultural heritage of the Blue Pacific continent and make its preservation a regional priority. […]
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Debt in the Pacific: Systemic and Current Threats to Regional Economic Sovereignty
By Antonia Bhagwan SUVA, 07 SEPTEMBER 2026 (PANG) — The Pacific may have moved beyond the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, but its economic consequences continue to weigh on governments across the region. Once again, countries are facing rising debt levels. In its 2026 Pacific Economic Update, the World Bank linked the current financial landscape […]
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ADB puts Pacific at center of new regional strategy, Kanda says
By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (Sept. 3, 2026)— The Pacific is not the edge of Asia and the Pacific for the Asian Development Bank but “at the center” of how the institution sees the region’s future, ADB President Masato Kanda said as he outlined a more Pacific-led approach to development financing. Speaking on the sidelines […]
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Palau Looks to Vanuatu for Lessons on Better Climate, Development Financing
KOROR, Palau — Palau is looking to strengthen how it organizes and manages climate and development financing after a six-member delegation traveled to Vanuatu for a peer learning exchange focused on turning national priorities into projects that benefit communities and strengthen resilience. The delegation visited Port Vila from Aug. 4-6 to learn how Vanuatu coordinates […]
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Palau’s Leadership, Shared Prosperity for the Blue Pacific
OP-ED by: Amb. Andy Kang-I ChenAmbassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the Republic of Palau This August, the Republic of Palau will proudly host the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM), once again demonstrating its leadership in bringing Pacific nations and partners together to address the region’s shared opportunities and challenges. Taiwan […]