Given their outsized economic role, strengthening the resilience of coastal communities is not just a regional or national priority but a global imperative. Oleh Karen Sack

The upcoming climate summit needs to address how storms are becoming more impactful closer to the coast. Preparing for such events is more cost-effective than dealing with the aftermath of inadequate preparation. Oleh Liz Ritchie-Tyo

Pacific Island countries are on the frontline of climate change and are leading the way on adaptation and resilience. Oleh Dr Bernard Njindan Iyke

China has countered the Philippines' claims of ecological damage in Scarborough Shoal with its own environmental reports to hinder Manila’s legal efforts. However, this brings Beijing’s motives into question. Oleh Lye Liang Fook