3-5 June 2025 | Suva, Fiji Call for papers and panels now open! Co-hosted by the Development Policy Centre and the University of the South Pacific’s School of Accounting, Finance and Economics, Pacific Update is the premier forum for discussion of economic, social, political and environmental issues in the region. Day Three will focus on migration and labour mobility.

Global Witness in their annual report released last September 10th documented 25 environmental defenders killed in Asia in 2023. But apart from that, as defenders and their loved ones are being silenced, many are also victims of enforced disappearances.

Last week’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meeting in Hangzhou, China, marked the third time that governments have failed to agree on a timeline for the organisation’s seventh assessment cycle (AR7).

With over 7,300 projects across three continents, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) plays a crucial role in sustainable development. Active in 36 countries and expanding into Sub-Saharan Africa, the EBRD operates in regions where environmental and social risk management is often weak, regulatory oversight is limited, and civic space is restricted. To ensure its investment