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• The Pacific Islands (Kiribati, Tuvalu, and Marshall Islands) are extremely prone to climate-related disasters as rising sea levels are threatening to completely submerge some nations by the end of the century. The New Dark Age
• Under the Compacts of Free Association, Washington has an obligation to defend the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia [and Palau] and their peoples from attack or threats. FDD
• The looming threat of nuclear weapons has once again come to the forefront of international discourse as several nations, including the Marshall Islands, present significant concerns about nuclear proliferation and its repercussions on global security. The Pinnacle Gazette
• The majority of the PSIDS - including Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga, and Tuvalu - are assessed at high risk of debt distress. Island Innovation
• According to a study cited by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, five nations (the Maldives, Tuvalu, the Marshall Islands, Nauru and Kiribati) may become uninhabitable by 2100, creating 600,000 stateless climate refugees. phys.org
• The Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands have proposed a carbon price of $100 per tonne while the International Monetary Fund has said the average global carbon price, now at just $2 per tonne, need to reach $75 a tonne by 2030 to meet the Paris Agreement goals. The Maritime Executive
• The sea level rise of an additional half-metre or more will gravely impact populations in many low-lying areas like Vancouver, Florida, Bangladesh and low-lying Pacific islands, such as Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands. EurekAlert!
• The $6.5 billion assistance packages will provide 20 years of new economic assistance to the freely associated states: the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, and Federated States of Micronesia. U.S. Department of the Interior
• Aside from the Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Tuvalu, and the Maldives are the islands most at risk, globally, of being completely inundated by sea-level rise. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• Two Pacific nations exposed to the risk of rising sea levels, the Marshall and Solomon islands, have been pushing over the last decade for a $ 100-per-tonne tax on maritime industry emissions which would create incentives for operators to cut their pollution. phys.org
• Union which will enable geographical expansion of PDEP initiatives into five additional countries including PNG, Timor Leste, Kiribati, Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Marshall Islands. UNCTAD
• 80% of the Maldives is less than a meter above sea level, making it one of the countries most threatened by rising sea levels linked to climate warming. Space War
• Children in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, and Pakistan are at 'extremely high risk' of the impacts of climate change. UN News
• The Asia-Pacific region, which includes the Marshall Islands, the Maldives, and other especially vulnerable countries - will require as much as $145 billion in funding toward EWS to counter the growing threat of climate change. unfoundation.org
• Concerns remain that the island nation will abandon the rules-based order in the event of a negative election outcome for Solih, particularly if the Yameen-led Progressive Party of Maldives were to win. East Asia Forum
• Maldives is especially at risk; at just 2.4 above sea level, it is the world's lowest-lying country. The Diplomat
• Representatives of countries at the forefront of climate change, such as Bangladesh and the Maldives, and as leaders of the Climate Vulnerable Forum see an opportunity to engage the fossil fuels industry to make some significant and quantifiable commitments with Al-Jaber as COP President-Designate. BYJU'S
• Climate change is an immediate existential threat to the coral islands that make up the Maldives, one of the lowest-lying countries in the world. SoundCloud
• Through an interline arrangement, Air Canada's passengers will be able to connect in Dubai to more than 60 destinations that flydubai flies to in the Middle East, East Africa and South Asia including Djibouti, Kathmandu and the Maldives. Business Traveller
• Telecommunications projects in Maldives and the Philippines, meanwhile, will give a major boost to connectivity and access to internet services in remote communities. Asian Development Bank
• Telecommunications projects in Maldives and the Philippines will result in 200 new telecommunication towers being built and the provision of broadband internet services to over 17,500 subscribers, while in the transport sector, investments will support the production of 427 electric vehicles. Asian Development Bank
• An industry and trade investment in Bangladesh is financing energy-efficient yarn spinning equipment to expand production and generate new jobs, while an ICT project in Maldives will improve the quality and affordability of internet services and increase the number of broadband subscribers. Asian Development Bank

Last updated: 13 June 2025