The Pacific region is highly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Preventing risks linked to the impacts of climate change, including extreme meteorological events, climate variability and accelerated sea-level rise, is therefore a crucial issue for all small island states of the Pacific. Accelerating the level of investment in adaptation and mitigation measures is seen as crucial, further to the adoption of the Paris Agreement and in view of the greenhouse gas emission levels and the severe climate disruptions experienced in the Pacific.