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Cleaner, more reliable energy transforming lives in Nauru

Across Nauru, access to cleaner and more reliable energy enabled by energy policies, capacity building, and e-mobility solutions is opening new possibilities for families and communities. These changes are supporting a more secure and resilient future where communities are better equipped to thrive.

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Lighting the Future of Pentecost — A Community-Powered Step Toward Vanuatu’s Renewable Energy Vision

As the three of us travel back from Pentecost, we reflect on the communities of Waterfall and Melsisi, where we have just stood together with chiefs, families, youth, technicians, and community leaders to celebrate a historic moment: the official handover of three pico-hydro power stations.

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The Decisions Made Today

There is a moment, stepping off the plane at Fua'amotu International Airport, that stays with you. The descent alone prepares you, the Blue Pacific Ocean filling the window in every direction, land appearing almost as an afterthought, narrow and low against the water.

Shallow, clear water over a rocky seabed; blue sky and a lighthouse on the right.

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2026: A Defining Year for Biodiversity Finance in the Blue Pacific

2026 is a pivotal year for the planet, and unusually, the global environmental calendar makes that more than rhetorical.
A “tri-COP” year will see negotiations under the climate, biodiversity and desertification conventions unfold in close succession.

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What the Rain Triggered

Cyclone season, from November to April, in the Solomon Islands needs no introduction. It floods farms, slows traffic and disrupts market days. Income pauses while expenses do not.

What we do

In the Pacific, UNDP provides regional and country support to ten countries - Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu - and regional support to five countries - Cook Islands, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Tokelau - together with a total population of 2.4 million. We work on effective governance, inclusive growth as well as resilience and sustainable development.