Pacific Islands: World’s First Regional Guidance on Climate Relocation

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Boy on a boat in the mangroves near the village of Walande, Malaita Province, Solomon Islands. © 2025 Cyril Eberle for Human Rights Watch Pacific Island governments on March 4, 2026, launched the world’s first regional guide to address climate-related relocation grounded in human rights principles. As Pacific leaders gather for a three-day convening in Nadi, Fiji, they have an opportunity to pair this landmark guidance with the financial and technical support needed to implement it. The Pacific Regional Guidance on Planned Relocation adapts global standards on…

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