Pacific Island climate change - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Sun, 21 May 2023 22:58:03 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Pacific Island climate change - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 WFO acknowledges challenges while praising Pacific Islanders' resilience https://cathnews.co.nz/2023/05/22/wfo-acknowledges-challenges-while-praising-pacific-islanders-resilience/ Mon, 22 May 2023 05:53:44 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=159172 A recent report by the World Food Program revealed that one in four Pacific Islanders is likely to be living below their country's basic needs poverty line. The organisation also highlighted the vulnerability of Pacific Island countries to climate-related disasters, with eight out of the top 20 countries experiencing significant Gross Domestic Product losses. Furthermore, Read more

WFO acknowledges challenges while praising Pacific Islanders' resilience... Read more]]> A recent report by the World Food Program revealed that one in four Pacific Islanders is likely to be living below their country's basic needs poverty line.

The organisation also highlighted the vulnerability of Pacific Island countries to climate-related disasters, with eight out of the top 20 countries experiencing significant Gross Domestic Product losses.

Furthermore, the Pacific region is home to three of the world's five most disaster-prone nations.

WFP's Regional Director for Asia-Pacific, John Aylieff, emphasised that their efforts in the Pacific are not solely focussed on addressing global hunger issues.

Instead, the team is rallying behind the ambitious vision outlined in the 2050 strategy for the blue Pacific continent.

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