# Pacific leaves empty handed from COP31 “pledging event” for new fund

Source: [Climate Home News](https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/11/12/pacific-leaves-empty-handed-from-cop31-pledging-event-for-new-fund/) · 2026-11-12 · Earth & Climate
Page: https://themorning.science/story/pacific-leaves-empty-handed-from-cop31-pledging-event-for-new-fund-2ffe0086b526dead
Kind: policy · Impact: medium

## In brief

- A pledging event at COP31, hosted by Australia, to support a new Pacific regional climate fund produced no new pledges.
- The fund's target is $500 million, promised to be reached by the end of the year.
- The fund was adopted about a year before the event, according to the source.

## Why it matters

The fund's $500 million target depends on pledges still to come, so the shortfall signals risk to Pacific climate finance timelines for science and policy readers tracking adaptation funding.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-12: Pledging event for the Pacific regional fund at COP31 passes without any new pledges

## Coverage

- [Pacific leaves empty handed from COP31 “pledging event” for new fund](https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/11/12/pacific-leaves-empty-handed-from-cop31-pledging-event-for-new-fund/) — Climate Home News, 2026-11-12

Tags: climate finance, pacific islands, cop31, adaptation funding, climate policy

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