Fiji is stepping up preparations for the Pacific-led Pre-COP, now just over two weeks away.

Concerns are being raised over the complexity of accessing climate finance, with questions about whether the Fiji-Australia Vuvale Union can make funding more accessible for Pacific Island countries.

Farmers are being urged to prepare for an extended dry spell, as the Ministry of Agriculture warns the effects of a possible Super El Niño could continue into early next year.

The Environment and Climate Change Ministry will be strict in ensuring that every dollar dedicated to climate adaption from foreign organizations is fully utilized.

Fiji is strengthening how it measures and monitors greenhouse gas emissions from the waste sector as it works to meet its national climate commitments.

Fiji is urging Pacific leaders to strengthen their participation in discussions leading up to COP31, with Tuvalu set to play a key role in bringing the region’s climate priorities to the global stage.

Minister for Environment and Climate Change Lynda Tabuya says climate diplomacy delivers value, as Australia faces questions over the cost of climate engagement.

Climate change is putting growing pressure on Fiji’s health infrastructure, with damage to facilities, saltwater intrusion, and changing patterns of vector-borne diseases among emerging concerns.

Fiji and Spain are looking to strengthen cooperation on climate action, environmental resilience and sustainable ocean management.

The current climate financing model fails to account for Fiji’s and the Pacific’s geographical and logistical challenges.

Pacific Elders are telling regional leaders that climate demands made a decade ago are now backed by international law.

The Pacific is demanding greater climate action and finance as rising seas, warming oceans and worsening coastal flooding put growing pressure on food security, freshwater supplies and communities across the region.