Fiji, Oct. 22 -- Four Pacific media professionals recently explored the workings of international meetings at Pre-COP in Fiji and Tuvalu, and how to relay important key messages back to their island communities.

With the impacts of climate change directly affecting Pacific communities throughout the region, and the Pre-COP being hosted by Australia, in the region, this was a unique opportunity for the four individuals selected to complete the Pacific Cooperation Broadcasting Limited (PCBL) and Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Pre-COP and COP31 Media Programme.

The Pacific cohort, consisting of Papua New Guinea's Varia Pekuku Omoa from EM TV and Wari Ila from National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), Solomon...