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US$250 million GCF grant approved for 14-country Regional Programmatic Approach for Climate Action, with Southern Group airports among Cook Islands priorities. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has approved the Regional Programmatic…
Our Science Expo sea animals find a new home at St Joseph’s School The paper-mâché sea animals that brought the Climate Change Cook Islands booth to life at this year’s Science Expo…
Media releaseAlmost 2000 students from Rarotonga and 45 from the southern Pa Enua explored 17 exhibits at the 2026 CCCI Science Expo, themed Te Moana Ripiri Ia Tatou, The Ocean That Connects Us.
Media releasePUKAPUKA OCTOBER TO DECEMBER 2025 QUARTERLY REPORT 1. ICI/PUKAPUKA-NASSAU WATER CATCHMENT PROJECT – This was a major and comprehensive water project for Pukapuka-Nassau culminating in sufficient leftover building material to build 5…
Pa Enua ReportMore than 50 representatives from five Pacific nations met in Rarotonga for the 9th Programme Steering Committee of the UNEP-led, GCF-funded CIS-Pac5 project.
Media releaseThe Cook Islands is embracing technology for climate action with the installation of nine Automatic Weather Stations in the Pa Enua. The Government of the Cook Islands is focused on filling the…
CCCI“Progress is being made – but not fast enough to keep up with the growing impacts of climate change.” That’s COP30 in a nutshell according to CCCI Climate Advisor Isaac Glassie-Ryan, who led our four-person delegation to the 30th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Brazil last November. As at previous conferences, the Cook Islands played an active role in discussions, championing the priorities of our fellow Small Island Developing States and the wider Pacific region. “COP30 delivered important institutional progress and kept key climate issues moving forward,” said Glassie-Ryan. “Governments are building systems and processes to respond to climate change, but stronger political will and faster action is urgently needed to protect communities, economies and ecosystems worldwide.”
COPThe Cook Islands can now access climate-related finance of up to about $76.3 million (US$50 million) per project directly from the Green Climate Fund (GCF).
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