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Date: Friday, 12 June 2026

Time: 16.00 – 18.00 (CEST)

Location: GIZ Auditorium, Bonn, Germany

About the event 

In the lead-up to the Conference of the Parties 31 (COP31) and with Fiji playing a central role in the 64th Session of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB64) and upcoming Small Island Developing States (SIDS) focused Pre-Conference of the Parties (Pre-COP), present prime opportunities for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and implementing agencies to align in amplifying the call for rapid and tailored technical assistance and finance for implementation of climate action. 

This event advances the Key Recommendations from the Regional Forum for Practitioners in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on Advancing Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Implementation Readiness, held in Mauritius in February 2026, and jointly develops a strategic message on the specific needs of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) for future negotiations. During this event, country representatives will review and further develop the Forum's Key Recommendations while discussing key barriers and opportunities for SIDS to scale climate action and increase resilience building. Furthermore, selected SIDS and implementing partners will share their ongoing work to enhance implementation readiness and develop synergies across regions. 

The event will take the opportunity to discuss how the different available tools and support programmes align with each other and explore strategies for achieving critical masses for regional collaboration among SIDS for new support programmes. 

Contact: Geronimo.gussmann@un.org  

Tentative Agenda: 

Time

Programme

Speaker

18.00 – 18.30

Registration 

 

18.30 – 18.35 

Short Video from the Forum

 

Welcoming remarks: Setting the Scene 

 

GIZ (Holger Treidel, Tbc) 

18:35 – 18:45 

Keynotes: 

 

  1. The need for regional collaboration across SIDS- Voices from the Forum – Mauritius

  2. On the Road to the Pacific Pre COP – Australia 

 

Mauritius (Sarita Meheelaul, Tbc)

 

Australia (Tbc)

18.45  19.05

Fire Site Chat on the Key Barriers and Opportunities for SIDS

 

Setting the Scene for the Group Discussion. 

  • Climate Finance: Fiji 

  • Resilience and Adaptation

  • Integrative Approaches: Commonwealth/ AOSIS 

Moderated by GIZ 

19:05-19:50

Group Discussions to develop Key Recommendations 

 

  1. Access to Climate Finance 

  2. Resilience and Adaptation

  3. Integrative Approaches 

Group Work under the guidance of following  organisations

 

  1. Climate Finance: Center for Access to Climate Finance

  2. Resilience and Adaptation: UNEP-CCC

  3. Integrative Approaches:  GIZ 

19:50 – 20:00    

Presentation of Group Discussion Results and Outlook 

Tbd 

 20.00 – 

 onwards

Networking Opportunity with Snacks and Drinks