Schedule — Side Events
55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting
Side Event Information
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This schedule includes both on-site and off-site side events. On-site events are listed first; off-site events appear at the bottom of the page.
On-site Events
Monday 31 August 2026
Parallel Session 1 — 16:00–17:00
16:00–17:00
The ICJ Climate Ruling and the Blue Pacific: Strengthening Our Collective Climate Leadership
16:00–17:00
People-Centered Economics: From Dialogue to Action
16:00–17:00
Transnational Organized Crime in the Pacific: Evolving Threats and Pacific Responses
16:00–17:00
Micronesia Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) Legal & Finance Discussion
Parallel Session 2 — 17:15–18:15
17:15–18:15
Swiss Side Event: Amplifying the Pacific Voice in Global Arenas: Strengthening Capabilities in International Negotiations
17:15–18:15
MASHAV — Coming to the Blue Pacific: Partnering for Resilience and Sustainable Development
17:15–18:15
Anticipatory Action: Investing Early for a Resilient Blue Pacific
17:15–18:15
Data-Driven Disaster Resilience for the Blue Pacific: Satellite, Digital Twin, and IoT Solutions in Palau, Tonga, and the Cook Islands
17:15–18:15
Securing our Blue Pacific: Integrated Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) and the Future of the Regional Fisheries Surveillance Centre (RFSC)
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Parallel Session 1 — 17:30–18:30
17:30–18:30
Investing in Inclusive Resilience: Unlocking Gender-Responsive Disaster and Climate Finance for Stronger Communities, Economies and Sustainable Development in the Pacific
17:30–18:30
Planned Relocation in the Pacific: From Community Experience to Regional Action
17:30–18:30
From Political Leadership to Care in the Blue Pacific: Eye Health, Tailored and Innovative Service Delivery, and Reaching Communities
17:30–18:30
Greenpeace Australia/Pacific: 1.5°C and Fossil Fuel Free Pacific
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Parallel Session 1
16:00–17:00
Integrity, Disaster Risk and Climate Resilience in Pacific SIDS: A Pacific-Led Dialogue
16:00–17:00
Greenpeace Australia/Pacific: Protecting our Pacific Moana from Deep Sea Mining
16:00–18:00
Transition to 100% Renewable Energy and a Fossil Fuel Free Blue Pacific
Parallel Session 2 — 17:15–18:15
17:15–18:15
From Project Concept to Registration Ready: Climate Finance and Resilient Solutions for Pacific Island States
17:15–18:15
Pacific Regional Engagement on UXO: Strengthening Cooperation, Implementation and Environmental Responsibility
17:15–18:15
From Protection to Practice: Advancing Blue Pacific Collective Action through Voyaging Traditions, Material Culture, and Cross-Sector Partnerships
17:15–18:15
Launching Digital Climate and Ocean Knowledge Platforms for Palau: The Palau Ocean Portal and Kukau Dashboard under CIS-Pac 5
17:15–18:15
From Communities to National Action: Building Climate Resilience across the Blue Pacific
17:15–18:15
Launching the Western Pacific Blue Corridors Report: Connecting Ocean Stewardship Across the Blue Pacific
Parallel Session 3 — 18:30–19:30
18:30–19:30
Expanding a Deep Ocean Water-Based Development Model across Pacific Island Countries; From Palau to the Pacific: Green Hub Solar-Powered Off-Grid Mobility Designed for Island Life, Adapted to Your Community
18:30–19:30
The New High Growth Sectors of the Blue Economy
Off-site Events
Monday 31 August 2026
13:30–15:00
PSIDS Climate Ministerial — Working Together for a Fossil Fuel Free Pacific
15:30–17:30
Building Palau’s Sovereign AI and Smart Island Future: From Data Centers and Physical AI to Robotics, Smart Ocean Technologies, and National Research Platforms
16:00–18:00
Protecting Climate-Resilient Coral Reefs: A Pacific Leadership Moment
16:00–17:15
Scaling Up Climate-Friendly Maritime Transport in the Pacific — Lessons from the German-Marshallese Low Carbon Sea Transport Project and Pacific Blue Shipping Partnership
Tuesday 1 September 2026
17:30–19:00
Climate Talks — PIF Side Event 2026: German-Palauan Partnership in Climate Research and Managing a Sustainable Future
17:30–18:30
Towards a Region of Peace and Security: From Political Vision to Action (ANSC)
17:30–18:30
Signing and Launch of the Memorandum of Understanding: A New Five-Year Partnership between SPREP and Conservation International
18:30–19:30
Resilience in Action — Investing in Pacific Communities at the Last Mile
Wednesday 2 September 2026
16:00–18:00
Palau Council of Chiefs
By invitation only
16:00–19:00
Remathau: People of the Ocean Screening and Cocktail Reception
Please register here: Registration link
17:30–19:00
Cultural Heritage in a Changing Climate: Research, Digital Safeguarding and Community Engagement
18:30–19:30
Tara Ocean Onboard Dialogue on the BBNJ Agreement
Tara schooner — anchored at Marine Law, Malakal