Our Scans · Nauru · Weekly Summary

• The Nauru government will encourage and promote the holistic development of the food sector, while demonstrating to producers that they can improve their livelihoods from the incentive and technical support provided by the public sector and development partners. Food Systems Summit Dialogues
• Nauru will ensure that all citizens are able to have reliable access to the healthy diets and nutritious foods. Food Systems Summit Dialogues
• At the current trajectory, it's likely there will be zero [asylum seekers on Nauru] by the end of June. The Guardian
• Tiny Nauru is behind a push to fast-track talks on mining rules for the deep seabed, which could see fragile habitats opened to exploitation as early as 2023. Climate Home
• Nauru triggered the two-year rule after The Metals Company told potential investors it expected to begin mining in 2024. Mining.com
• Negotiations will continue virtually in coming weeks, but a process triggered by Nauru in 2021 means the ISA must start accepting deep-sea mining applications in July 2023, even if standards are not set. Reuters
• Companies sponsored by nations could then begin commercial mining operations - prevailing wisdom suggests it might happen this decade. / Nauru E&T
• Despite quietly shifting away from offshore processing, Australia recently signed a A$422m contract with a US prison company to oversee Nauru until at least 2025. BBC News
• The key activity for Nauru in 2022 will be understanding the different nuances of climate and gender issues. Department of Economic and Social Affairs
• Nauru, alongside the Maldives, Tuvalu, the Marshall Islands, and Kiribati, may be rendered uninhabitable by rising seas by 2100. Harvard International Review
• Offshore processing on Nauru will cost taxpayers 485 million dollars in 2023, despite there being only 22 refugees and asylum seekers detained there. 7am
• They plan to start deep sea mining in their waters within about two years. / Nauru Cleaning Up. Leadership in an age of climate change.
• Nauru hopes to forge ahead with seabed mining. DeSmog
• In doing so, Nauru triggered a 'two-year rule' - a legal provision which creates a countdown for the ISA to adopt its first set of exploitation regulations for deep-seabed mining and could result in the green light for deep-seabed mining in 2023. Inkl
• Nauru will not let TMC apply for a license in July if standards are not in place. Reuters
• Nauru is calling for the rapid electrification of the world's economy to stem climate-warming carbon emissions - a step that requires more minerals - while conservationists believe that mining the ocean floor would threaten the biodiversity of vital ecosystems. Reuters
• Projections indicate that nations such as the United Arab Emirates, Cook Islands, Nauru, and Tonga will experience the highest prevalence of obesity. VegNews

Last updated: 19 June 2026