Senior Officials from Pacific Islands Forum member countries are in Nadi, Fiji for two days this week for the fourth COP 31 Pacific Senior Officials Taskforce Meeting.
The taskforce will be discussing updates and progress of the engagement of Pacific priorities for the Australia – Turkiye partnership for the COP 31 Presidency and looking at Pre COP processes which will be held in the Pacific region and the upcoming Pacific Climate Ministers Talanoa to be held in March.
The taskforce is co-chaired by the Minister Counsellor of the Solomon Islands High Commission to Fiji, Esther O’Brien and UNFCCC Head of Delegation – Australia, Sally Box.
This mechanism of the COP31 Pacific Islands Senior Officials Task Force commenced when Australia and the Pacific Islands partnered to submit a bid to host the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Turkiye also submitted a bid to host. While Turkiye will host COP31 including the world leader’s summit, the UNFCCC Pre-COP will be hosted in the Pacific Islands, supported by Australia.
Through this Australia, in partnership with the Pacific Islands will set the agenda and preside over the pre-COP meeting.
