The Pacific calls for more accessible climate finance ahead of COP31

Pacific countries on Friday called for reforms in the climate finance system so that the most vulnerable states have the necessary resources to adapt to global warming, while warning of the risk that international negotiations will lose sight of scientific evidence.

During a briefing organised by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat and the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), the Pacific envoy for access to climate finance at COP31, Ruel Yamuna, defended the need to simplify existing mechanisms and accelerate the arrival of funds to communities. Yamuna explained that his work focuses on promoting the Access to Climate Finance Plan, developed by countries in the region in collaboration with Australia, and mobilising resources for the Pacific Resilience Fund, a regional initiative aimed at financing adaptation, disaster preparedness and energy transition projects.

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