Enabling prosperity across the Pacific
Australia backs stronger coastlines and communities in the Pacific
Joint media release Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs, The Hon Pat Conroy, MP Minister for Pacific Affairs and The Hon Chris Bowen, MP, Minister for Climate Change and Energy
Nature-based solutions to strengthen climate resilience of Pacific infrastructure and communities
The Climate Infrastructure for Resilient Coastlines and Riverbanks (CIRCAR) initiative – jointly announced during the Pre-COP31 meetings by Australia's Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Trade, for Climate Change and Energy, and for the Pacific – will invest $3 million to integrate nature-based solutions into infrastructure investments across Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu.
All Pacific Islands Forum members now connected by undersea cables
Australia has helped achieve a major milestone for the region, with all Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) members now connected to undersea telecommunications cables for the first time.
Watch our new video on the East Micronesia Cable System
The East Micronesia Cable will bring faster, more reliable and more affordable internet to more than 100,000 people across Naoero, Tarawa in Kiribati and Kosrae in the Federated States of Micronesia. Delivered through a six-nation partnership, the project will improve access to online education, healthcare, and government services; support business growth and help connect people and communities to the global economy.
Prime Minister marks major renewable energy milestone in Palau
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. celebrated the delivery of additional battery storage at Palau’s first large-scale solar power plant during the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting.
The Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) enables quality infrastructure across the Pacific and Timor-Leste
We provide financing for transformational energy, water, transport, telecommunications and other projects that are socially inclusive, resilient and create lasting prosperity for Pacific citizens.
Our investments
See what we've financed and how they transform Pacific communities.
Climate Partnership
Australia, through the Pacific Climate Infrastructure Financing Partnership, will contribute at least $350 million in climate infrastructure for the Pacific region.
How to apply
Find out how to share your project details with us and what you’ll need to provide.
