Climate Change and Conflict Summary Report No.116 - October, 2021 • By Taukiei Kitara, James Bhagwan, Maina Talia, Enele Sopoaga, Anote Tong, Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, Tammy Tabe, Tereeao Teingiia-Ratite, Exsley Taloiburi, Yessie Mosby, Katerina Teaiwa, Peter Emberson, Ian Fry, Susan Harris-Rimmer, Simon Kofe, and Carol Farbotko
Policy Brief No.116: Diaspora-led Dialogue: Climate Change Challenges to the Cultural Identity and Sovereignty of Pacific Atoll Nations
This Policy Brief is a report on two online forums and a later conference on the topic of Climate Change Challenges to the Sovereignty of Pacific Atoll Nations. The forums were held in 2020, and hosted by the Pacific Island Council of Queensland (PICQ) in partnership with Friends of the Earth Australia (FOE). In 2021, PICQ continued the dialogue, hosting an online conference on Climate Change Challenges to the Cultural Identity and Sovereignty of Pacific Atoll Nations. This report is co-written by many prominent and expert speakers who presented at these events. It concludes with arenas for action on which cultural identity and sovereignty must be pursued, all of which are important given the complex, multi-faceted natured of climate change.