Without clean water, Pacific Islanders turn to sugary drinks. Tackling this could reduce obesity
Households that relied on groundwater and rainwater consumed 381–406 grams more sugary drinks per week than those with access ...
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Indigenous attorney fighting for climate justice in the world’s highest court
Yet climate change, and the conduct responsible for it, has already infringed the right to self-determination for the many ...
Inter Press Service9d
‘We Will Not Go Quietly Into the Rising Sea,’ Tuvalu Tells International Court of Justice
At the ICJ, Tuvalu and AOSIS presented their arguments on the ongoing existential struggles caused by the climate ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation25d
International Court of Justice to begin hearings in landmark climate change case started by Pacific Islander students
"That's what resonated to us," Ms Houniuhi, now president of Pacific Islands ... of Justice," he said. "This is the first occasion where they've really had the ability to raise these issues ...
The New York Times26d
Taiwan’s President to Rally Tiny Pacific Allies to Counter China
Mr. Lai is likely to be especially eager to make sure that the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Palau speak up for Taiwan in the Pacific ... social change and security and military issues.
Idealist9d
Asian Pacific Environmental Network
Towards this vision, the Asian Pacific Environmental Network was founded in 1993 to bring together a collective voice among the diverse Asian Pacific Islander communities ... movement for ...
UPI23d
Climate change responsibility hearings underway at International Court of Justice
2 (UPI) --Officials from almost 100 countries are at the International Court of Justice in the Netherlands, asking the court to issue an opinion ... justice," Pacific Islands Students Fighting ...