From October 5 to 8, Fiji and Tuvalu are hosting an unprecedented Pre-COP in the Pacific, the first in history, aimed at highlighting the specific challenges faced by island nations in the face of climate change.
This meeting precedes COP31, which will soon be held in Turkey. Australia, co-organizer of COP31 alongside Turkey, is expected to play a pivotal role as chief negotiator. It intends to represent what it calls its “Pacific family.”
However, relations between Australia and these island countries are marked by a certain ambivalence, which could influence the upcoming negotiations.