Pre-COP31

Ministers and world leaders from more than 50 countries are meeting in Nadi, Fiji, for the Pacific Pre-COP31 climate talks. Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka opened the gathering by saying the science has spoken and that doing nothing on climate change is no longer a neutral position. The Pacific meeting is expected to build momentum ahead of the COP31 negotiations.

Amnesty International is calling on world leaders ahead of COP31 to commit to concrete action for Pacific nations rather than symbolic pledges. The human rights group says Pacific communities face severe climate impacts and need real support on emissions cuts and climate finance, warning that speeches alone will not protect island states from rising seas and extreme weather.

Pacific Island leaders are pressing Australia to curb its fossil fuel expansion ahead of pre-COP31 talks in Fiji. With Australia expected to co-host COP31, leaders from climate-vulnerable island nations argue new coal and gas projects undermine regional climate goals and their countries' survival, raising pressure ahead of negotiations.

The World Health Organization has joined the Pre-COP31 negotiations, the preliminary talks ahead of the COP31 climate summit, to argue that climate action should deliver concrete benefits for people's health. The organization is using the forum to press governments to treat health outcomes as a central measure of climate policy success, ahead of the main conference discussions.

Ahead of the COP31 climate summit, Amnesty International Australia is calling on the Australian government to halt fossil fuel expansion and better protect environmental defenders. The group argues that showing genuine climate leadership in the Asia-Pacific requires more than diplomatic hosting — it demands cutting new coal and gas projects and safeguarding activists who face threats for their work.