Stand with us to amplify our One Pacific Voice at the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 30 November – 12 December 2023.
Our Pacific Small Islands Developing States (PSIDS) are working together with our support, and that from our partners, to strengthen our One Pacific Voice to be heard and seen at COP28.
Through this website, we will keep you informed as to our Pacific campaigns to help amplify our One Pacific Voice. We will also share the ways you can interact and be a part of our PSIDS movement to ensure our Pacific voice is echoed around the world, so we are heard loud and clear.
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The Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion at COP28 is a Pacific partnership with Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia, managed by SPREP. It is a 195.8 sqm space located within the Blue Zone at COP28 in Dubai Coordinated by SPREP, the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion will showcase Pacific climate change leadership, actions and challenges as the Pacific Islands strive for resilience in the face of climate change impacts.
We will have a side event space, and a networking area where people can mix and mingle.
The Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion at COP28 will also be a home away from home for our Pacific Islands delegates, and in true Pacific style this is a place in which we welcome and embrace visitors to learn more about our Pacific way.Our networking space will allow you to mix and mingle with your counterparts, talanoa, share experiences, and build networks that will span oceans to help our Pacific Islands. We will showcase Pacific films, allow for interactive engagement, and our team will be the “compass point” to help guide you in the right direction for all things Pacific at COP28.
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Our Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion at COP28 will be the hub that showcases our Pacific Islands voices, telling our climate change stories. We have a wide range of stories that will be shared with over 70,000 delegates at the COP28 this year.
More than 70 side events will be hosted at the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion across the two-week duration of the COP, providing the platform for Pacific Islands people to tell our stories of resilience.The side events will start at 10am every day. We will also be hosting evening events for which you can visit the schedule to find out more. In line with our Pacific Islands culture, that embraces and welcomes – we are helping to project our Pacific voices and stories far and wide. Those who are unable to travel to Dubai can participate in our side events virtually through Zoom. Each side event will have an accompanying Zoom link through which people can register to be a part of these events, helping to share our Pacific Islands’ experiences across the world.
Should you wish to access the full Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion side event schedule please visit this link – noting that this is an evolving schedule – to help amplify our Pacific Voice as much as possible.
If you are hosting an event in our Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion, please download the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion Side Event Guide to help you navigate through our journey as part of crew.
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At the base of our Pacific Island culture is respect. We thank you all for respecting our values at the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion and look forward to helping bring about a safer, protected environment and her people – every little action we can take can help make a difference.
Blue Wave Principles
Ensuring environmentally friendly measures as much as possible throughout all of our activities at the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion is crucial for us. A healthy Pacific environment underpins our message that highlights the value of our survival as a Pacific Islands people in the global family.
In support of a marine plastic litter free Pacific Ocean, the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion will operate under a ‘Blue Wave Principle’. As such, the Pavilion will promote the use of alternatives to polystyrene, plastic bags, cups, and water bottles. 80% of all marine litter is land-based waste and the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion will play an active role in refusing any single-use plastics that contribute to waste entering our ocean.
Pavilion staff will aim to conduct a waste audit each night and announce the results each day, in the hopes of reducing the amount of waste that people bring into the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion. The Pavilion is a single-use plastic-free environment and all who visit will be asked to respect this. We do note that environmentally friendly catering options are beyond our control, however, we do ask that all waste you bring in, you remove with you.
We thank you for working with us to keep our Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion an environmentally friendly space.
We embrace Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) is a significant consideration across all activities undertaken through the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion at COP28 to amplify our One Pacific Voice. GESI is a key factor for consideration across all areas and activities. Our goal is to ensure an enabling environment for an inclusive approach to showcase all Pacific Islands voices at COP28.
We will apply the Gender Action Plan for gender-responsive climate action to ensure this is mainstreamed into the UNFCCC, Parties and UN entities, as well as others. The Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion at COP28 work is one significant area where we are able to ensure gender-equality is portrayed across all Moana Blue Pacific spaces and activities.
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The Pacific Delegation Office at COP28 is a Pacific partnership with Aotearoa New Zealand, managed by SPREP. Our Pacific Delegation Office is 117.47 sqm in size and is located in the Blue Zone next to the Aotearoa New Zealand and Tokelau Delegation Office.
The Pacific Delegation Office at COP28 is a dedicated quiet and private space to allow Pacific Island delegations to hold coordination meetings, a safe space to strategise negotiations approaches, hold bilateral or other meetings, and rest or work when the office is not in use. We do note that our High Level and PSIDS are our priority when using this space.
Noting the coordination and strategic preparation underway in these spaces, access to the closed rooms within the Pacific Delegation Office will be permitted through the Reception area shared with Aotearoa New Zealand and Tokelau Office.
We have several spaces in our Pacific Delegation Office for use.
• Pacific coordination office
• Moana room
• Shared meeting space with New Zealand Aotearoa and Tokelau
The Pacific coordination office and the Moana room are dedicated working, and meeting spaces, for Pacific Islands delegates noting the Moana room is shared with the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion so there will be set times it is available for use.
The shared meeting space with Aotearoa New Zealand and Tokelau will be used by both delegations.As the Delegation Office itself is a dedicated working space for Pacific delegates, booking of the spaces will only be available for high-level, dedicated PSIDS meetings.
To check availability and book space for use in all spaces you can visit the Reception, or email [email protected]
Virtual capabilities will be made possible within this space to help you ensure virtual attendance of meetings, or otherwise, within the Pacific Delegation Office. Advance notice with our team is kindly requested so that we may facilitate your request.
We kindly ask that you follow our Guidelines for using the Pacific Delegation Office.Guidelines for using spaces within the Pacific Delegation Office
The use of these spaces is underpinned by respect and trust.
We kindly ask that you ensure you leave any of the spaces in the condition that you entered them.
1. Everyone must sign in and sign out upon entry and departure of the Office. A sign-in book/tablet will be provided.
2. Food and drink can be brough in by individuals, but you must remove these upon departure and place them in bins outside. Failure to do so may result in a closed office.
3. Shared catering is not encouraged within the Pacific Delegation Office.
4. All baggage, paper, clothing, and otherwise that are brought into the Delegation Office by any one must be removed by the delegate upon departure. Everything left behind will be removed and Staff of the Office will not be responsible for these items.
5. Should you no longer need to use your booking space, we ask that you notify our Team as soon as possible.
6. If you are sick, or ill, we ask that you wear a mask within our spaces.
7. Storage of content is not available within these spaces – please store your content within the storage spaces made available at the COP28 venue.
8. Please note the “Quiet Spaces” at COP28 and keep volume at a reasonable level in respect of all.
We look forward to welcoming you all to the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion and Pacific Delegation Office at COP28 in Dubai, UAE.