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Round table / Workshop Ocean-Climate Nexus

From Dialogue to Delivery: Ocean Health, the Blue Economy and the COP31 Outcome

Thursday 8 October 2026 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM Convention 1

About this session

Join government, traditional voyaging leaders, Pacific youth, civil society and community voices for a candid conversation on what it will really take to get ocean action into the COP31 outcome. Hear how Pacific economies rest on healthy oceans, where the blue economy delivers real opportunity for coastal communities, and where the precautionary approach to deep-sea mining must hold firm. Expect frank exchange, not a platform: framing remarks lead into open moderated discussion and audience questions, closing with a shared set of Pacific asks to carry from Fiji to Antalya. Facilitated roundtable workshop — opening address, two framing interventions, structured table drafting and live harvest.

Speakers

HF
Hon. Lord Fakafanua Keynote
Prime Minister
The Kingdom of Tonga
OV
Olive Vaai
, Oceania-Pacific Regional Coordinator
High Seas Alliance
AF
Aunofo Funaki
Tonga Voyaging Society
Eʻ
Emeline Siale ʻIlolahia
Executive Director
PIANGO
OM
Olive Mafi
Pacific Youth Council
DH
Drew Havea Moderator
Civil Society Forum of Tonga

Session details

Format
Round table / Workshop
Date
Thursday 8 October 2026
Time
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM
Where
Convention 1
Crowne Plaza Fiji Nadi Bay
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Civil Society Forum of Tonga
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WEB ID
UND52GVP
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