Fiji, Nov. 3 -- For communities across the Pacific, climate change is not a distant threat, it is a daily reality. Climate change impacts, such as coastal erosion and rising sea levels, threaten the livelihoods, resources and culture of people in the region.

Since 2022, we have supported the Youth Negotiators Programme to equip young people around the world with the skills to participate in climate diplomacy. Ahead of COP31, where a new cohort of 275 young people from 63 countries will be participating, we caught up with Climate Youth Negotiators from across the Pacific to see which issues they are advocating for at the conference.

Michelle Fifiri, Solomon Islands

Michelle is is currently doing an internship at the Climate Change Divis...