COP 26 Side Event Report
The COP26 FIJI side event was held in Suva, from the 08th – 09th November, bringing together the voices of the communities, affected by the impacts of climate change and exploitation of their natural resources in the name of development. The theme for this event was ‘We are one with Nature, Nature is Us, Our Vanua and Our Ocean’. A total of 63 people participated in the conference, including community leaders, women and youths, church and CSO’s representatives, politicians and development partners who were observers for the 2-day event. There were also participants who joined in through the virtual platform from the Northern division and outside Fiji as well.
The purpose of this event is to provide a space for voices of the vulnerable communities to be heard. Bringing together the voices of the communities was crucial as COP26 is underway in Glasgow, Scotland where world leaders, CSO’s representatives, development partners, academics and faith-based organisations have gathered to discuss on the impacts of climate change and where developing countries and regions like the Pacific are lobbying and advocating for the reduction of CO2 emissions to 1.5 degrees by 2050. The purpose of the Fiji Side Event is to document the voices of the vulnerable groups that have always been ignored during summit such as the COP26 conference.
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