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News Archive

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Commonwealth Foreign Ministers meet at the United Nations in New York
Released:  30 September 2007
Foreign Ministers discuss Commonwealth agenda New York meeting focuses on governance, climate change and small states

Finance ministers to focus on climate change at Guyana meeting
Released:  5 September 2007
Officials will consider the implications of the global challenge

Climate change: Henson-Derby campaigns for Kiribati
Released:  6 August 2007
“We need the whole world to stand up and take notice of global warming and the rising sea level,” says Agnes Henson-Derby, Chairperson of the Kiribati Tungaru Association

A right to a safe environment
Released:  18 July 2007
Maldives President repeats call for decisive action on climate change

Melting Ice – a Hot Topic?
Released:  5 June 2007
The effects that climate change is having on polar ecosystems and communities, and the ensuing consequences around the world.

Commonwealth agrees on human settlements strategy
Released:  19 April 2007
Its objectives are to help deliver better financing at local level, strengthen leadership in governance and planning and make urban areas safe places to live

Local government officials pledge to deal with climate change
Released:  2 April 2007
The Commonwealth provides a valuable support network in dealing with issues relating to climate change

McKinnon lauds swimmer Pugh’s quest to save environment
Released:  19 March 2007
Commonwealth shows it can mobilise its members to make a difference and is committed to climate change, says McKinnon

MPs agree to consider climate change in policy-making
Released:  9 March 2007
Parliamentarians identify climate change as the key overarching concern for sustainable development

More youth needed to combat climate change, ministers say
Released:  7 February 2007
Education on climate change at all levels is key, Commonwealth environment ministers say at Kenya meeting