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Dr Lisa Schirch participated in a webinar (13 July 2020) hosted by the Pakistan National Dialogue Forum and UNDP titled “Fake News and Conspiracy Theories During Covid-19: Challenges and Opportunities for Development Programming”. Dr. Lisa Schirch discusses the various ways in which fake news is spreading and then motivations behind disseminating false information regarding Covid-19: Watch on YouTube Dr. Lisa Schirch discusses how polarization in the American society is being exploited in the pandemic, Humaira Mufti discusses the role of youth in curbing disinformation and Dr. Umar Taj talks about the need of "pre-bunking" rather than "debunking" false information: Watch on YouTube Dr. Lisa Schrich talks about the way the public can play a role in countering fake news by being "up-standers" rather than "bystanders". Fasi Zaka discusses the role of the local government as an effective response to the pandemic which has largely been ignored: Watch on YouTube

Click here to read the article. A group of Pacific Island students believe that an International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on climate change will clarify and strengthen climate-related legal obligations of states. Read more... [Quotation] https://www.pacificclimateresistance.org/news/there-is-legal-solution-to-climate-change-students

Click here to read the article. In Fiji, three organisations are partnering in exploratory and adaptive work, to create context-specific conflict analysis tools to support communities to navigate their futures. Read more... [Quotation] http://www.c-r.org/news-and-insight/peacebuilding-and-climate-change-fiji

Click here to read the article. The response to the Covid epidemic raises questions about how to balance the relationship between state, civil society and emergency responders in times of global crises. Read more... [Quotation] https://oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/what-does-covid-tell-us-about-responding-to-the-climate-crisis

Click here to read the article. Pacific Island nations must start drawing from traditional knowledge to adapt to climate change, rather than continue to rely on foreign funds. Read more... [Quotation] https://theconversation.com/pacific-islands-must-stop-relying-on-foreign-aid-to-adapt-to-climate-change-because-the-money-wont-last-132095