About this session
Pacific Island public service workers are not talking about climate change as a future threat — they are living it now. Nurses, emergency workers, local government workers, teachers, public administration workers and utility workers are holding communities together through floods, cyclones, rising seas, health emergencies and forced relocation. Quality public services are central to both reducing carbon pollution and building resilience as the climate crisis escalates. Hear from the unions that represent public service workers on the frontline across the South Pacific. Discuss opportunities for collaboration to build the quality public services to enable the Pacific Islands to thrive.
Topics
Climate themes
Constituencies
Speakers
JK
Judith Kotobalavu
General Secretary
Fiji Public Service Association
Fiji Public Service Association
FT
Filomena Talawadua
General Secretary
Fiji Nursing Association
Fiji Nursing Association
DP
Dr Remco van de Pas
Policy Research Lead
United Nations University
United Nations University
TR
Tom Reddington
Oceania Sub-regional Secretary
Public Services International
Public Services International
SG
Salome Gadai
Women's Executive Member
Fiji Teachers Union
Fiji Teachers Union
Session details
Format
Panel Discussion
Date
Thursday 8 October 2026
Time
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM
Organised by
Public Services International and Council of Pacific Education
Places
18 of
220 taken
WEB ID
K3JRBGMS
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