Investing in Natural Capital: The Pacific Opportunity

Investing in Natural Capital: The Pacific Opportunity is a one-day Pre-COP31 event organised by Pacific Action for Climate Transitions (PACT) and hosted by Fiji National University at the Hilton Hotel, Nadi, on 7 October 2026 (8.30am–2.30pm). The Pacific holds some of the world's most significant natural assets — vast ocean territories, forests, coral reefs, mangroves and freshwater systems that underpin food security and buffer communities against climate impacts. These ecosystems remain undervalued in global climate finance frameworks, and Pacific Island countries receive less than one percent of the billions committed annually through international climate funds. The event convenes Pacific leaders, traditional and community representativ