Pre-COP31 Meeting (hosted by Fiji)

Pre-COP31 is the ministerial-level preparatory meeting held ahead of the UN climate conference, and Fiji hosts the 2026 edition in Nadi from 5 to 8 October. It is convened by Fiji's Ministry of Environment and Climate Change alongside the Government of Australia and Pacific partners, as part of the Australia-Pacific bid to host COP31. The Fiji Sun reports that more than 2,000 delegates are expected and that the Fiji programme will be spread across the Sheraton, Sofitel and Crowne Plaza in Nadi rather than run from a single conference centre, with a leaders' component on 5-6 October held in Tuvalu. Dates and the host ministry are confirmed on the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change's own Pre-COP31 page; the multi-property arrangement and the delegate figure come from Fiji Sun reporting. Because no single host venue has been designated, this record is not linked to one property, and the photograph carried here is from Fiji Sun's coverage rather than an official event image.