Ireland announces new funding for the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) and backs stronger ocean-based climate action

Additional support of €2.65 million for the Pacific Resilience Facility

Minister O'Brien and Minister Richmond have jointly committed a further €2.65 million to the Pacific Resilience Facility, bringing Ireland's total commitment to the Pacific Resilience Facility to €5.65 million to 2028. The commitment was made at the Pacific-hosted preparatory meetings for the 2026 Climate Change Conference.

The Pacific Resilience Facility is the first Pacific-led and managed climate financing vehicle, and its treaty was ratified in May 2026. The facility is delivering small community-level grants to help them better prepare for the impacts of climate change. Particular attention will be given to women and girls, children, older people, and people with disabilities.

Darragh O'Brien, Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment, said:

As a small island nation ourselves, we understand what climate impacts mean for island communities. Ireland has supported the Pacific Resilience Facility from the start because we strongly believe in one of its guiding principles: that those most exposed to climate impacts must have a real voice in shaping the solutions. Today's commitment builds on that support.

Neale Richmond, Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora said:

This pledge strongly aligns with Ireland's 2nd Strategy for Partnership with Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and the Strategy for the Asia-Pacific Region, which prioritise supporting SIDS's efforts to tackle climate and ocean challenges. Pacific SIDS are on the front line of climate change despite being among those who have least contributed to it. The Pacific Resilience Facility puts funding directly into local climate adaptation actions in vulnerable communities, and this support further deepens our commitments and partnerships in the region as our Pacific partners implement their Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent.