Pacific nations are connected by the threat of climate change, all experiencing acute national disasters which are part of a prolonged, ongoing crisis, and facing growing threats to their infrastructure, ecosystems, and communities.

This episode brings together a panel from across New Zealand and the Pacific to share best practices and innovations in climate adaption and disaster risk recovery. They discuss the importance of facilitating long term climate resilience in the region, and emphasise the role and visibility of young people in the climate crisis.

The conversation, facilitated by Save the Children's Communications Director Amie Richardson, features insights from:

• Kim Koch - Save the Children Pacific Director 
• Emeline Siale Ilolahia - Executive Director, Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (PIANGO)
• Nina Tu'i - Head of Programmes, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand
• Camille - Save the Children New Zealand Generation Hope Ambassador

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Schannel van Dijken, Marine and Heritage Director at Conservation International, and Bernadette Pinnell, Global Business Director at Home in Place NZ, join Emeline Siale Illolahia, Executive Director of PIANGO, as panellists in a discussion facilitated by Good Will Hunter's Rachel Mason Nunn.

The conversation explores Pacific partnerships, localisation and impact. Topics of discussion include effective localisation of resources, and the transparency of governance, and the financial resourcefulness, of Pacific communities. Tune in to gain insights into best practice partnership in the Pacific, and the role and impact of a localisation approach for NZ NGOs.

This episode was recorded live on Day 2 of CID Conference 2023, on 21 September at Pipitea Marae Wellington.

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This episode, hosted by Good Will Hunter's Rachel Mason Nunn, features a conversation with Emeline Siale Illolahia, Executive Director of the Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (PIANGO). Siale discusses PIANGO and its priorities in the region inlcuding the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific. She also speaks to civil society, and the capability of civil society organisations in the region, saying “we're professionals and experts with deep experience working in our communities."

This episode was recorded live on Day 2 of CID Conference 2023, on 21 September at Pipitea Marae Wellington.

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