Our Ocean Call: Pacific Regionalism and Deep Sea Mining│Ralph Regenvanu

A discussion with Hon. Ralph Regenvanu (Vanuatu) and Toda’s Kevin Clements and Volker Boege.

They discuss the campaign to unite Pacific Island nations against deep sea mining. In conversation with Kevin Clements and Volker Boege, he backgrounds the issue of deep sea mining in the Pacific and describes efforts to utilise the strength of Pacific regionalism via the newly formed Pacific Parliamentarians Alliance on Deep Sea Mining. Through their founding statement, Our Ocean Call, the alliance articulates a common responsibility and moral obligation for the protection of the ocean for future generations.

01:56 Influences and background that have shaped issues of concern
06:01 The launch of the Pacific Parliamentarians’ Alliance and the issue of deep-sea mining
13:00 Working toward unity on deep sea mining in Vanuatu
15:14 The Our Ocean Call, the founding statement of the Pacific Parliamentarians’ Alliance
19:43 The cultural and spiritual importance of the ocean in Vanuatu
21:58 Influencing the international debate
25:34 The question of mining for minerals versus the green energy transition
29:27 The impact of climate change on Vanuatu and other low-lying atolls
33:46 Vanuatu’s national policy on climate change and disaster-induced displacement
43:58 The role of Australia and New Zealand in the deep-sea mining debate
46:30 ICJ advisory opinion on human rights and climate change
49:38 Pressing challenges to peace and security related to climate change in the Pacific

Speakers:
Ralph Regenvanu: Leader of the Opposition in Vanuatu; former Minister of Lands and National Natural Resources

Kevin Clements: Director of the Toda Peace Institute. The Foundation Chair of Peace and Conflict Studies and Foundation Director of the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (NCPACS) at the University of Otago, New Zealand

Volker Boege: Senior Research Fellow for Climate Change and Conflict, Toda Peace Institute; Director of the Peace and Conflict Studies Institute, Australia;

Interview recorded 30 May 2022

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