AUSTRALIA PACIFIC CLIMATE CHANGE & CIRCULAR ECONOMY DIALOGUE

The Australia Pacific Climate Change & Circular Economy Dialogue will highlight the interconnection between climate change and circular economy and how eliminating waste, circulating materials and regenerating nature will be critical to achieving emissions reduction targets in the region. Speakers from Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Vanuatu will discuss the impacts of climate change on people, land and natural resources and explore how circular economy approaches in society, industry and infrastructure can reduce these impacts, create jobs and build a more climate resilient Pacific.

Regional government leaders shaping climate change and environmental policy today will share how their countries are addressing these issues and identify shared opportunities for us to collaborate, accelerate and scale solutions, together as a region.

Speakers:

• Frances Reupena, Chief Executive Officer, Climate Change, Ministry of Natural Resources & the Environment, Samoa
• Ralph Regenvanu, Minister for Climate Change, Vanuatu
• Lynda Tabuya, Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Fiji
• Kushaal Raj, Director, Climate Change Division, Office of the Prime Minister, Fiji
• Matthew England, Scientia Professor, UNSW