The climate crisis directly threatens the physical and cultural integrity, and the economic functioning, of islands. The International Day of Climate Action, observed on October 24, and the upcoming COP27 are reminders of the urgent need to coordinate climate mitigation and adaptation efforts globally.
However, the climate crisis can’t be solved through individual action alone and the current slow-moving climate plans are either insufficient or non-existent. Strong climate laws are more than ever necessary for countries to commit. Indeed, law is a powerful lever that has been underused or overlooked in the climate ambition context, yet it offers potentially effective tools that can change behaviours and, eventually, social norms.
During VIS2022, two sessions sponsored by The Government of Vanuatu and Stop Ecocide Foundation highlighted impactful legal initiatives being amplified around the world:
- The recognition of the crime of Ecocide at an international level
- The global campaign, led by Vanuatu, seeking a legal advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on the obligations of countries to protect the rights of present and future generations from climate change.
Through international legal action and initiatives, islands have a real collective power that can curb destructive practices and protect their communities and environment. Holding larger countries and corporations into account, can be the only way to enhance collective efforts against climate change. Watch or re-watch the VIS2022 sessions:
COP27 is an opportunity to assess what has been achieved so far and build on the outcomes of COP26 with tangible initiatives and legal frameworks for collaboration, coordination, and innovation. No more pledge and promises, more Action!
During COP27, we are committed to track all important announcements and highlight the stories on finance, youth, adaptation & agriculture and other crucial climate topics that may concern rural, remote, and island communities around the globe. Join the virtual Island Pavilion @ COP27 to receive these exclusive insights and developments!
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The Pacific Islands Development Forum (“PIDF”) is issuing this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) to engage with contractors to provide EPC services to design, procure, build and commission ground and roof mounted solar hybrid photovoltaic (“PV”), energy storage (ESS) systems and electric vehicle (EV) chargers (aka “Facility”) under a turn-key, Design-Build Engineering, Procurement and Construction Contract (“EPC Contract”). The RFP will include a total of 12 facilities distributed across eleven pacific island states who are also members of the PIDF consisting of Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati, Nauru, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Martial Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Tuvalu, Timor-Leste and at the PIDF headquarters in Suva, Fiji.