The Pacific is home to some of the world’s most significant natural assets — vast ocean territories, tropical forests, coral reefs, mangroves, and freshwater systems that support communities, underpin food security, and provide critical buffers against climate impacts. These ecosystems remain chronically undervalued in global climate finance frameworks, and the Pacific receives a fraction of the investment its natural capital warrants.
As the world moves toward COP31 in Antalya, the Pacific’s blue and green natural capital represents a significant opportunity — for private investment, sustainable revenues, and measurable climate and biodiversity outcomes.
Unfortunately, the climate financing gap in the Pacific is significant. Of the billions committed annually through international climate funds, Pacific Island countries receive a small proportion. Closing that gap requires innovative investment structures, capable local institutions, and pathways to access public funds and private capital markets.
This event brings together leaders, financiers, and policymakers to explore how that can happen. Hosted by Fiji National University and organised by Pacific Action for Climate Transitions (PACT), Investing in Natural Capital: The Pacific Opportunity is designed to move beyond conversations about the Pacific’s climate vulnerability and towards enhanced partnerships and new opportunities that can be taken to COP31 and developed into tangible, scalable investments in the Pacific.
