Pacific Islands need more than Climate Finance - They need the capacity to use it

Fiji, Aug. 31 -- For Pacific Island countries, the challenge of climate finance is not simply about securing more money.

It is also about having the capacity, institutions, systems and expertise needed to access, manage and invest that money in ways that strengthen development and build long-term resilience.

That distinction was at the centre of discussions led by Karlos Lee Moresi, Programme Adviser and Climate Finance & Resilience Team Leader at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS), during a Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat and Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) Regional Media Training Workshop in Palau.

Moresi said climate finance was often discussed almost entirely through the lens of international negotiations under th...