King launches Space Agency project on final day in Bermuda
| | LONDON, UK, 2 May 2026 (BBC) - King Charles has visited a new UK Space Agency observatory and launched a project to track space debris on the final day of his royal visit to Bermuda. The King toured the observatory on Cooper's Island and learned about Project Nova - which will oversee the installation of a network of telescopes across five sites to help track material in space, such as old satellites and rocket stages. His Sustainable Markets Initiative - designed to encourage sustainability in the private sector, including the space industry - has been closely involved in the £40m project. |
Pacific climate experts convene in Fiji to assess recent La Nina impacts
| | NADI, Fiji, 2 May 2026 (SPREP) - Loss of life, damage to agricultural crops, coral reefs and domestic and commercial property damages were among the impacts reported at the 18th Pacific Islands Climate Outlook Forum, in Nadi, Fiji, bringing together climate scientists, oceanographers and sector representatives from across the region. |
Trump's fresh sanctions on Cuba
| | LONDON, UK, 2 May 2026 (Guardian) - Cuba’s government has said new sanctions imposed on the island by Donald Trump amounted to “collective punishment”, as an enormous 1 May procession outside the American embassy in Havana vowed to “defend the homeland”. |
Pacific forecasters strengthen seasonal climate services
| | NADI, Fiji, 1 May 2026 (SPREP) - When a seasonal forecast reaches a farmer in Vanuatu ahead of planting, the water authority in Palau before the dry season, or a disaster management office in Fiji as cyclone season approaches, the quality of that forecast matters. It shapes the decisions that protect livelihoods and food supplies. |
Santa Marta climate talks mark significant step to ditch fossil fuels
| | SANTA MARTA, Colombia, 1 May 2026 (Guardian) - Looking out to sea from the grey sandy beaches of Santa Marta, on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, it is never hard to spot evidence of the country’s thriving fossil fuel export trade. It was here, on Wednesday evening, that the Colombian government took a bold step to shift its economy – and that of the rest of the world – away from dependence on coal, gas and oil and into a new era of clean energy. With the first ever conference on “transitioning away from fossil fuels”, the host joined nearly 60 countries determined to loosen of the grip of petrostates on the world’s future. |
Antigua and Barbuda prime minister set to win fourth term in election
| | ST. JOHN'S, Antigua, 1 May 2026 (Guardian) - Gaston Browne, the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, is set to win a fourth term in the country’s snap general election with preliminary results showing his party on course to win 15 of the 17 seats in parliament. Addressing supporters early on Friday morning, Browne said: “You have spoken, you have spoken clearly. You have indicated that the Antigua and Barbuda Labour party (ABLP) is the best institution to run this country.” |
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IWRA |
 | | 1st Islands Water Congress 4-6 Sept, 2024, Torshavn, Faroe Islands |
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ANATOMY OF ISLANDS |
| | 12th Anatomy of Islands symposium 26-28 Sept, 2024, Jelsa, Hvar Island, Croatia |
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CIS |
| | Critical Island Studies 4th international conference 3-4 Oct, 2024, Manila, Philippines |
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CBD |
| | COP16 21 Oct-1 Nov, 2024, Cali, Colombia |
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UNFCCC |
| | COP29 11-22 November, 2024, Baku, Azerbaijan |
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ISLAND DYNAMICS |
| | DARKNESS II conference, 20-23 January 2025, Nuuk, Greenland |
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JICAS |
| | Islands And Island Studies conference 3-7 June, 2025, Jersey, Channel Islands |
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UNITED NATIONS |
| | UN Ocean Conference 9-13 June, 2025, Nice, France |
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UPEI |
| | 3rd international conference on SIS and SNIJs 16-20 June, 2025, Charlottetown, PEI |
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GSIS |
| | Global Sustainable Islands Summit 20-22 April, 2026, Gran Canaria, Spain |
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SICRI |
| | Island Studies International Conference 25-28 June, 2026, Tacloban City, Leyte Islands, Philippines |
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ISISA |
| | 20th Islands of the World Conference 7-11 July 2026, Shinan County, Jeollanam-do, South Korea |
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SPREP |
| | 11th Pacific Islands Conference for Nature Conservation and Protected Areas, 7–11 September 2026, Noumea, New Caledonia |
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