By Elilai Rengiil KOROR, Palau (Nov. 4, 2026) – Palau is helping lead a regional climate adaptation program that includes $47.8 million in planned projects to improve the country’s water infrastructure and support affordable, climate-resilient housing and urban development. Xavier Erbai Matsutaro of Palau co-chairs the Regional Programmatic Approach on Climate Action alongside Wayne King […]
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Warming beyond 1.5 threatens Palau’s coastal communities, future generations
By Elilai Rengiil MELEKEOK, Palau (Nov. 4, 2026) – Palau must put safeguards in place for future generations as global warming threatens to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius, National Climate Change Coordinator Xavier Erbai Matsutaro said ahead of COP31. The old posts in the foreground are the remains of a structure swept away by Typhoon Bopha […]