Financing responses to climate change in the Pacific

Climate finance and in particular adaptation finance has never been higher on the climate change agenda. The Paris Agreement in December 2015 confirmed the goal of providing US$100 billion each year by 2020 for climate action in developing countries, with balanced allocation between adaptation and mitigation, and agreed to set a new, longer-term collective goal by 2025. Adaptation finance is of particular relevance for Pacific island countries, which are among the states in the world most vulnerable to climate change. Australia is one of the main providers of assistance for climate change adaptation in the region. Other forms of finance in response to climate change impacts are also increasingly advocated, including finance for loss and damage. The regional strategy for climate change and disaster resilient development is still to be finalized. This panel brings together experts on international climate change policy and climate finance in the Pacific. Presenters will discuss the extent and nature of climate financing in the Pacific, its governance, and Australia’s contribution. Speakers include: Jonathan Pickering, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance, University of Canberra Carola Betzold, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Antwerp, and Visiting Research Fellow, Development Policy Centre, Crawford School, ANU Ian Fry, Lecturer, Fenner School, ANU, and Ambassador for Climate Change and Environment for the Government of Tuvalu George Carter, PhD Candidate, State Society and Governance in Melanesia Program, ANU This panel is co-hosted by the Australian National University’s Development Policy Centre and the University of Canberra’s Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance. Devpolicy Talks is the podcast of the Australian National University's Development Policy Centre. Read and subscribe to our daily blogs at devpolicy.org.Learn more about our research and join our public events at devpolicy.anu.edu.au.Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram for latest updates on our blogs, research and events.You can send us feedback, and ideas for episodes too, to [email protected].