On the shores of Palau, leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum have gathered beneath the shadow of three converging crises — a warming ocean that threatens to swallow entire nations, a Chinese missile test that has shattered the quiet of a once-stable region, and an energy dependency so severe it crowds out the most basic public investments. Australia's Prime Minister Albanese arrives not merely as a neighbor but as a nation seeking to demonstrate that partnership, not rivalry, can define the Pacific's future. The forum asks an ancient question in urgent new terms: when survival itself is at sta
Pacific Islands Forum confronts climate crisis amid geopolitical tensions
Pacific island nations face existential threat from rising sea levels, stronger cyclones, dying reefs, and ocean acidification due to climate change.