7 October 2026 | Spotlight
Pacific voices: their single most important message for Pre-COP and COP31
WHO collaborates with Pacific governments and partners to reduce the health impacts of climate change, including those caused by rising temperatures, rising seas and extreme weather events.
The Pacific continues to bring its priorities and perspectives to the global climate agenda as Australia, Fiji, and Tuvalu co-host the Pre-COP discussions ahead of COP31. In advance of these discussions, we asked people working in the health and climate change space:
“What is the single most important message you want heard in the lead-up to the Pacific Pre-COP and COP31?”
Here is what they shared:
