22/06/2026
๐ข Post-event Update: โ๐๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐: ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐โ ๐
3 โ 4 June 2026 | ๐ Suva, Fiji ๐ซ๐ฏ
The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Regional Programme Political Dialogue Asia, in cooperation with the The University of the South Pacific, organised a two-day conference on climate change as a non-traditional security threat, with a particular focus on resilience and adaptation in Small Island States.
The event brought together experts, academics, policymakers, legal practitioners โ๏ธ, students, diplomats, and civil society representatives to discuss the security implications of climate change for Pacific Island communities. The discussions covered a wide range of issues, including climate security, human security, sustainable development ๐ฑ, gendered and intersectional impacts, climate justice โ๏ธ, sea-level rise, maritime delimitation, and access to climate justice.
We were honoured to open the conference with welcome remarks by Professor Rupert Sutherland, Director of the Centre for Sustainable Futures at the University of the South Pacific, followed by a keynote address by H.E. Dr Andreas Prothmann, Germanyโs Ambassador to Fiji ๐ฉ๐ช๐ซ๐ฏ.
As climate change continues to shape the security landscape of the Indo-Pacific ๐, sustained dialogue and cooperation with the Small Pacific Island Developing States remains essential to combat the threat to human civilisation posed by anthropogenic climate change. Our aim is to help reduce human suffering by ensuring that the voices of those most affected are heard, respected, and reflected in policy decisions.
The Pacific region has long been at the forefront of global climate advocacy ๐, and Germany hears this message. Our partnership with the Pacific must be rooted in mutual understanding and respect. Through this dialogue, we seek practical solutionsโwhether through legal protections โ๏ธ, resilience strategies, or policy innovation ๐ก. Our shared responsibility is to actโtogetherโbefore the next crisis becomes irreversible.
๐ A special word of appreciation to the University of the South Pacific for the excellent cooperation!
