The 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP30) was held in Belém, Brazil from 10-21 November 2025, gathering over 56,000 participants from various organisations around the world. COP30 was widely viewed as the “Implementation COP”, reinforcing the urgent need to accelerate delivery of climate action and finance, particularly for climate-vulnerable regions such as the Pacific. With support of numerous partners, the Pacific Farmer Organisations (PFO) delegation participated in COP30 to elevate Pacific farmer priorities and strengthen advocacy for inclusive, farmer-centred climate action. The delegation included representatives from PNG Women in Agriculture (PNG), Women in Business Development Inc. (Samoa), Samoa Farmers Association (Samoa), TeiTei Taveuni (Fiji), and the PFO Secretariat.

Smallholder farmers are the foundation of food production across the Pacific, yet they remain among the most vulnerable to the accelerating impacts of climate change. Rising sea levels, shifting rainfall patterns, and more frequent extreme weather events threaten agricultural livelihoods and food security.

Through the partnership between the Government of Kiribati, the Government of Australia
(DFAT), the International Fund of Agricultural Development (IFAD), Live & Learn (L&L), The Pacific Community (SPC), Change for Getting Things Started (C4GTS) and the Hawaii Farm to School Network (HF2SN) the inaugural Pacific Atoll Food Summit (PAFS) took place from 13 to 16 October in Tarawa, Kiribati.