This week, our Pacific Political Climate Champions, gather in Fiji for a Post COP-29 Debrief.
The debrief provides an opportunity to express appreciation to the Champions as well as the national and PSIDS advisors, for the hard-work and effort they've put in to make the Political Climate Champions initiative work.
Its also an opportunity to learn from the experiences of the Champions and the national and PSIDS advisors and identify opportunities going forward.
The Champions who are present for the debrief are:
- Hon. Biman Prasad - Fiji Deputy Prime Minister, (Thematic Area: Oceans- Climate Nexus)
- Hon. Ralph Regenvanu – Vanuatu Minister for Climate Change, Energy, Meteorology, Geohazards, Environment and Disaster Management (Thematic Area: Loss & Damage)
- Hon. Maina Talia - Tuvalu Minister of Local Government, Climate Change and Environment (Thematic Area: Just Transition)
- Hon. Bremity Lakjohn – Republic of the Marshall Islands Minister in Assistance to the President/Environment (Thematic Area: Adaptation)
- Hon. Mona Ainuu – Niue Minister of Natural Resources (Thematic Area: Gender and Social Inclusion)
Joined Online: - Hon. Cedric Schuster - Samoa Minister of Natural Resources and Environment (Thematic Area: Mitigation)
The Political Climate Champions was initiated in 2021 as a means to help elevate Pacific priorities at the political level during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties.
It was an effort to ensure that the Pacific as a whole could strategically engage and influence strong outcomes on Pacific priorities through the UNFCCC COP and where relevant through other global platforms.
The Political Climate Champions is a One CROP supported mechanism with PIFS as lead coordinator, and supported by the governments of Australia and New Zealand.
As we near the end of our current Champions term, we thank them for their commitment to our Pacific.
Welcome Remarks by SG Waqa:
https://forumsec.org/publications/remarks-secretary-general-baron-divavesi-waqa-debrief-political-climate-champions.