At the Global NDC Conference 2025 in Berlin, the Pacific Community (SPC) and partners showcased Pacific Island countries' progress and priorities in delivering climate commitments, calling for tailored finance and stronger global support ahead of COP30.
More than 50 countries convened in Berlin from June 11 to 13 for the Global NDC Conference 2025, focusing on accelerating climate ambition, securing finance, and delivering on climate commitments. The Pacific Community (SPC), through the Regional Pacific NDC Hub, presented the progress, priorities, and ongoing challenges in implementing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to its 14 Pacific Island member countries.
Hosted by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the NDC Partnership, and the United Nations Development Programme, with support from the German Government and the International Climate Initiative (IKI), the three-day conference featured high-level dialogues, technical sessions, case clinics, and solution labs designed to build momentum toward COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
Dr. Noim Uddin, Project Development and Technical Lead with SPC’s Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Division (CCES), and Mr Amit Singh, Regional Pacific NDC Hub Manager, CCES, represented the Hub at the conference.
Also present was the NDC Hub implementing partner, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), represented by Ms Vanda Faasoa-Chan Ting, Climate Change Mitigation Adviser. Together, they shared Pacific experiences in aligning NDCs with national priorities, preparing investment-ready plans, and addressing barriers to climate finance, ensuring Pacific perspectives shaped key discussions.
Ms Faasoa-Chan Ting said that the Pacific was not only meeting its climate commitments but also redefining what leadership looked like.
“This conference offered a space to amplify Pacific voices and reinforce the urgent need for equitable, accessible climate finance, which suits the unique vulnerabilities and special circumstances of small island developing states.”
Dr Uddin added that Pacific countries had already moved from planning to implementation, and that the conference offered a timely platform to showcase regional progress and call for more tailored climate finance.
“We’re not just shaping plans; we’re delivering on them. This conference was a timely opportunity to showcase Pacific solutions and advocate for fit-for-purpose climate finance that reflects our unique realities.”
Across three focused days, the conference explored Just Transition pathways, the evolving role of biennial transparency reporting, and financing strategies to operationalise NDCs. On the final day, attention shifted to implementation, where the Pacific team presented examples of locally led, nationally owned climate action.
Mr Singh said the Pacific was not just participating in the global climate conversation, but rather, it is shaping it.
“Our work at the Regional Pacific NDC Hub empowers countries to transform climate ambitions into tangible actions, driven by their national circumstances, national priorities and Pacific realities. As this conference reaffirms, moving from ambition to impact demands collaboration and solidarity.”
In her closing remarks, Ms. Ana Toni, CEO of COP30 and Co-Chair of the NDC Partnership, encouraged delegates to take forward the spirit of collective action.
“Let us carry the spirit of mutirão, working together in solidarity, to COP30 and beyond. It is only through collective effort that we can turn ambition into action.”
The concept of mutirão, rooted in Brazilian culture, echoed deeply with the Pacific’s own values of regional solidarity and mutual support.
As preparations for COP30 in Belém accelerate, SPC and the Regional Pacific NDC Hub remain committed to turning climate ambition into implementation and ensuring the Pacific continues to lead with purpose, resilience, and unity.
The Regional Pacific NDC Hub is a collaborative regional platform coordinated by SPC that supports Pacific Island countries in developing. Implementing and monitoring their climate commitments under the Paris Agreement.
It provides technical assistance, capacity strengthening, and policy guidance tailored to national contexts. The Hub is jointly implemented by SPC, GIZ, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), and operates in response to country demand.
For more information:
- Dr. Noim Uddin, Project Development and Technical Lead, CCES, Pacific Community (SPC), [email protected]
- Amit Singh, Pacific NDC Hub Manager, CCES, Pacific Community (SPC), [email protected]
- Sadie Tunaulu, Pacific NDC Hub Information and Knowledge Management Officer, CCES, Pacific Community (SPC), [email protected]
