Solomon Islands Champions Pacific-Led Climate Action at COP30
With strong global backing and over US$167 million pledged, COP30 served as an opportune occasion for the Pacific to convene at the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) Partners Roundtable Tok Stori, advancing Pacific-led solutions for climate resilience.
The Tok Stori, held on Tuesday 11 November was well attended by Pacific Political Champions, sovereign and multilateral investors, civil society, youth, and development partners to discuss investment opportunities, ratification progress and next steps for operationalising the Facility by 2026.
The Government of the Solomon Islands, in its capacity as Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), was represented by Mr. Thaddeus Siota, Director of the Climate Change Division, who spoke on behalf of the Hon. Polycarp Paea (MP), Minister for Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology.
Director Siota, commended the PRF, stating that it epitomised the theme of the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting, hosted in Honiara, earlier this year, “Iumi Tugeda: Act Now for an Integrated Blue Pacific Continent, and that as a collective we are strengthening our resilience by establishing the PRF as our first Pacific led, owned and managed regional climate and disaster resilience financing facility for Pacific communities facing the existential threats of climate change.”
He continued, speaking on the power of working together, as a region, for a shared future. “It means we are implementing our 2050 Strategy, for our Blue Pacific Continent, rooted in our collective and united desire to survive and thrive in a 1.5-degree world.”
The PRF, endorsed by Pacific Leaders in 2025, through the historic signing of the PRF Treaty in Honiara, represents the region’s first Pacific-led, owned and managed climate and disaster financing facility. The initiative is a bold response to the long-standing challenge of slow and unpredictable access to global climate finance for vulnerable island communities.
With an initial capitalisation target of US$500 million, the PRF aims to scale up to US$1.5 billion to help Pacific communities adapt, build resilience, and thrive in a 1.5°C world.
Solomon Islands and Nauru have pledged contributions as Member States, reinforcing the Pacific’s ownership and commitment to the Facility. Further ratifications from Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Kiribati, and Fiji are anticipated ahead of the PRF’s entry into force in early 2026.
The PRF Talanoa will serve as a unifying platform for dialogue and partnership — “by the Pacific, for the Pacific”—bringing global attention to the Pacific’s resilience, innovation, and leadership in addressing the world’s most urgent climate challenges.
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-MECDM Press Release