Britain can dodge climate lawsuits from other countries if it makes “significant and meaningful” contributions reflecting its historical responsibility for global warming to a UN fund, Vanuatu’s lawyer has said.

The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu is living with the daily realities of climate change, as intensifying cyclones, rising seas and saltwater intrusion reshape its coasts and disrupt life

The island nation of Vanuatu prevailed in its landmark request to legally compel countries to cut emissions and compensate places facing impacts from climate change.

The International Court of Justice’s ruling that countries have a legal duty to curb climate change was the result of a yearslong campaign that began with university students.

The International Court of Justice ruled that nations have an obligation to act on climate change under international laws protecting the environment and human rights.

PORT VILA, Vanuatu — When John Warmington first began diving the reefs outside his home in Vanuatu's Havannah Harbor a decade ago, the coral rose like a sunken forest — tall stands of staghorns branched into yellow antlers, plate corals layered like canopies, and clouds of darting fish wove through the labyrinth.

Chief Executive John Lee meets Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance & Economic Management of Vanuatu Johnny Koanapo Rasou to discuss issues of mutual interest.

A Cambridge professor and counsel team member for Vanuatu gives his initial views on the landmark ICJ Advisory Opinion.