Prime Minister Feleti Teo As the threat of climate change intensifies, Tuvalu is proactively preparing for potentially dire outcomes by digitizing its government and implementing various strategies to secure its future. Prime Minister Feleti Teo shared with Kyodo News that the extensive digitization initiative aims to transition government services and records to an online system,…
by Martin Haffner Associate Editor Tuvalu’s first international underwater communications cable landed in the tiny island nation’s capital Funafuti this week. The Tuvalu Vaka Cable is jointly funded by the Australian, Taiwan, United States, Japan, and New Zealand governments. Tuvalu’s Transport, Energy, Communication and Innovation Minister Simon Kofe said that the subsea cable connection “is more than…
Tusi Tala, Staff Writer Tuvalu’s first international underwater communications cable arrived in the capital, Funafuti, this week. The Tuvalu Vaka Cable is financed collaboratively by the governments of Australia, Taiwan, the United States, Japan, and New Zealand. Simon Kofe, Tuvalu’s Minister for Transport, Energy, Communication, and Innovation, emphasized that this subsea cable represents more than…
by Martin Haffner Associate Editor Plan would allow up to 280 Tuvaluans to come to Australia each year Australia on Friday offered the island nation of Tuvalu a lifeline to help residents escape the rising seas and increased storms brought by climate change. At a meeting of Pacific leaders in the Cook Islands, Australian Prime…
by Tusi Tala, Staff Writer Tuvalu’s Prime Minister Feleti Teo has joined the call for a fairer climate finance system for small island nations and the least developed countries. The United Nations climate change conference, COP29, is currently taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the next two weeks. He is advocating for improved access to…
pictured, Feleti Teo, Tuvalu PM by Tusi Tala, Staff Writer Australia has pledged to support Tuvalu in adapting to climate change through the Falepili Union treaty, according to Tuvalu’s Prime Minister Feleti Teo. The agreement, signed late last year and criticized by a former Tuvalu leader as “shameful,” establishes a special visa pathway for Tuvaluan…