Climate change
The COP30 and COP31 summits must be a display of southern hemisphere stewardship
Climate talks in Brazil have begun with the high-level COP30 general plenary and the attendance of more than 40 world leaders. The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP30…
COP30 and COP31 will test middle powers in a climate of opportunity
With COP30 about to begin, the global balance of power looks even less familiar than it did a year ago. Economic nationalism is no longer the exception – it’s the organising…
Resilience diplomacy: The quiet contest shaping the Indo-Pacific
In an era of rivalry, where fighter jets, tariffs, and algorithms are all instruments of power, the Indo-Pacific’s quiet contest may hinge not on who dominates, but on who endures…
Crunch time for Australia and COP31
Time is running out for the Australian government’s bid to host the global climate change negotiations COP31 in partnership with the Pacific in November 2026. The government has…
Indonesia values the forests, but can it fund the trees?
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta last week. This bilateral engagement sought to…
Pacific development: The essential local ingredient for sustainability
Ads are appearing daily across online job boards for development roles in the Pacific – whether on Eco-Consult Pacific or LinkedIn. And most notable is the encouragement for…
Report
Pacific Aid Map 2025 - Key Findings Report
The annual Pacific Aid Map — launched by the Lowy Institute in 2018 — is a comprehensive database tracking official development finance (ODF) flows in the Pacific Islands region…
Interactive
Pacific Aid Map 2025
A comprehensive database tracking official development finance (ODF) flows in the Pacific Islands region, the eighth edition of the Pacific Aid Map encompasses the period from…
The sun is setting on Southeast Asia’s solar exporters
Southeast Asia’s solar panel manufacturers are facing hard times. Having benefited from anti-China trade measures, Southeast Asia had become the largest source of US solar…
A new multilateral green trade pact is the antidote to growing economic nationalism
Pressing challenges like climate change require a coordinated, multilateral response. So too does the trend of economic nationalism spreading around the world. A multilateral…