Dr Melanie Pill
@Mel_Pill
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Research fellow, leading the climate change agenda @lowyinstitute
Sydney
Joined April 2018
The @LowyInstitute's @Mel_Pill & @GeorgiaHammersl write in The Interpreter, while COP30 is symbolically significant, deep-seated issues like weak commitments, major financing shortfalls & geopolitical divisions mean it is likely to disappoint again. 👉 https://t.co/ilaBuYP9j0
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In a new episode of the @LowyInstitute's Development Futures podcast, @Mel_Pill speaks with @thomasnhale about his new book 'Long Problems' and how institutions & global agreements can be reshaped to address climate change. 🎧 https://t.co/NhMiLQa7oq
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Europe and Australia commit to Security and Defence Partnership ↓
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Comments were made at this @LowyInstitute panel yesterday evening with @Mel_Pill - worth watching the whole thing
Pretty careful, but worth noting given how Australia has avoided *any* real public comment on USAID freeze. Climate Change Ambassador Kristin Tilley says Australia will press the Trump Administration not to cut Pacific development programs which are "very clearly" in US interest
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Join us at the @PressClubAust in Canberra on Thursday 13 February. Featuring the @LowyInstitute's @Mel_Pill, Pacific Resilience Facility head @FinauSoqo, Vanuatu High Commissioner to Australia @samsonfare and @AusAmbClimate Kristin Tilley. 🎟️ https://t.co/nLjQ4MRpwM
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Really looking forward to our panel on locally-approaches in the Indo-Pacific. We have a stellar line-up of experts from across the globe. @IIED @LowyInstitute @ICCCAD
Join us for a @LowyInstitute panel discussion at 3pm today on locally-led approaches in the Indo-Pacific at the Australian Pavilion (Blue Zone). #COP29Azerbaijan.
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Join me for an exciting panel discussion on innovative funding sources for the Pacific region tonight at 17.00 at the Moana Pavilion. @AOSISChair @keesvdgeest @LowyInstitute @GeorgiaHammersl @RyanNeelam @RolandMRajah @AlexandreDayant
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Back at COP! Always a privilege. Feel free to message if you want to catch up. Side event details to follow soon. @ICCCAD @keesvdgeest @GeorgiaHammersl @AlexandreDayant @abcnews
The @LowyInstitute's @Mel_Pill and @GeorgiaHammersl are at #COP29Azerbaijan this week. They'll be participating in a number of panel events at the Australian Pavilion. If you're in Baku, keep an eye out for them.
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AOSIS STATEMENT IMPACT OF #USElection2024 ON CLIMATE CHANGE PROCESS #ClimateChange stops for no man or woman. We are all impacted. Our international community, will continue to do the vital work to raise ambition across the board and pull our world back from the brink. #COP29
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Looking forward to another #COP29Azerbaijan with my colleague @GeorgiaHammersl. Keep an eye out for our side events at the Moana Pavilion, the Australian Pavilion and the GCF Pavilion. @ICCCAD @IIED @keesvdgeest @LowyInstitute
Quick preview of what I'll be tracking at the UN #COP29Azerbaijan climate talks in Baku next week with my @LowyInstitute colleague @Mel_Pill.
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"World turned upside down" - former national security leaders warn Australia is not prepared for climate change threats, calling for an "emergency mobilisation" to meet profound disruptions
abc.net.au
The group warns climate change will cause more regular and severe natural disasters that will overwhelm the ability of the federal government and its agencies to help protect and rebuild communities.
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Meeting the climate & development financing needs of small island states is getting more but still not enough global attention. So it was good to discuss the issues @CGDev last week with @Mel_Pill, Nemia Dawai, and Vic Dimond. Recording 👇 https://t.co/mOmUKYdmkQ
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Small island states (SIDS) have been at the forefront of recent calls to reform the international development finance architecture, largely due to their vulnerability to climate change.
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Timely post by my colleague @GeorgiaHammersl about our op-ed earlier this year on a Pacific-Australia COP in 2026. The challenges and opportunities of an Oceanic alliance. Watch this space! @AOSISChair @UNDP_Pacific @RolandMRajah @GraceStanhope @AlexandreDayant
As Australia's bid to co-host COP31 in 2026 with Pacific nations gains momentum, my earlier Canberra Times op-ed with @Mel_Pill seems even more relevant, where we highlight the opportunities an Oceania-hosted COP could offer 👇 https://t.co/gMNbFYSrsC
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Story: the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat targeted by hackers linked to the Chinese government. Australia has sent teams of cyber experts to Suva this year to help
abc.net.au
The ABC is told the cyber breach was "extensive" and that the group behind the hack was intent on gathering information about the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat and its operations.
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In my latest publication, my colleague @GeorgiaHammers1 and I provide 5 key recommendations for the new fund for Loss and Damage. @LossandDamage @ICCCAD @CCLAD1 @AOSISChair @SprepChannel @RolandMRajah @mfullilove Check it out here: https://t.co/GYRj88tU4j
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For more than 30 years, the United Nations has grappled with the best way to address the disproportionately high levels of loss and damage suffered by developing countries due to climate change.While...
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Surely not. A few hours ago China's Ambassador to the Pacific Qian Bo demanded Pacific Islands Forum "correct" the leaders final communique after it reaffirmed its position on China/Taiwan. Now the communique *appears* to have been removed from PIF website https://t.co/OxJHRmKqGJ
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Proud to be part of this great interview by @stephendziedzic on Australia's bid to co-host COP31 together with the Pacific. @LowyInstitute @RolandMRajah @spc_cps @georgejkcarter @DCCEEW @GeorgiaHammers1
Latest on Australia's bid to host COP31 with the Pacific. Things went a bit quiet early this year, but more movement recently. Australia in a strong position, but Turkey also bidding, and Chris Bowen seems determined to avoid any hint of public hubris https://t.co/TMMlw1Xf0D
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BREAKING: The Kamala Harris campaign just released their first ad. Retweet to make sure every American knows who Kamala Harris is and what is at stake this November.
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My colleague's @GraceStanhope insights on the Laos-China railway. Yet another challenge for developing countries.
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