Cir#21/66: CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST – COP 26 POLITICAL CLIMATE CHAMPIONS.

Recognising the capacity constraints faced by Pacific Island Countries to meaningfully engage at the highest political level at recent UNFCCC COPs, the Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting in 2020:

• “Tasked the Forum Secretariat and the One CROP+ team to progress the appropriate advocacy initiatives for stronger political engagement and advocacy in the lead up to and at COP26”; and
• “Supported the need for consistent senior Pacific political representation for the duration of COP26 negotiations, including clarity on the role of political champions, and tasked the One CROP+ team to explore funding opportunities to ensure this”.