About the event:
The meeting was held at the Ngarachemayong Cultural Centre, Koror, Palau, on 4th-5th November 2025.
The Pacific region continues to face an unprecedented convergence of climate and disaster risks, with Pacific Island Countries and Territories increasingly exposed to more frequent and severe cyclones, floods, droughts, and sea-level rise. These hazards threaten not only lives and livelihoods, but also the sovereignty, development progress, and cultural heritage of Pacific communities.
Key priorities for the 2025 meeting included:
- Pacific Humanitarian Response Coordination Mechanism (PResCoM): Ministers will consider approval of the draft PResCoM Policy and Operating Guideline
- Progress Review: Assessment of commitments made at previous ministerial meetings in 2022 and 2024
- 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent: Updates on implementation progress and implications for regional DRM agenda
- Strategic Regional DRM Initiatives: Showcasing progress on the Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing Programme, Pacific Climate Mobility Framework, Water Security, and Early Warning for All
- DRM Champion Concept: Ministers will engage in dialogue to reimagine how the Pacific Ministerial Champion for DRM can be enhanced to effectively address regional policy imperatives.
Press mentions
The 2nd Pacific Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Ministers Meeting (2025) in Palau attracted strong regional media attention, with coverage across national and regional media in English and local languages. Articles highlighted the collective push for strengthened disaster resilience, inclusive policy approaches, and regional cooperation, as well as SPC’s role in supporting DRM priorities.
Media, including In-depth Solomons, Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC News), Fiji Sun, Cook Islands News, and Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) featured stories, interviews, and opinion pieces. Coverage also amplified discussions from the Pacific Media Masterclass held alongside the Ministerial, showcasing SPC’s commitment to capacity building for regional journalists.
- This article was first published by In-depth Solomons. Journalist Charley Piringi is attending the Media Masterclass in Palau this week, held alongside the Pacific DRM Ministerial.
Pacific Media Masterclass Opens in Palau Ahead of Regional DRM Ministerial Meeting - In-depth Solomons - This article was first published by Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC News). Multimedia Senior Journalist, Apenisa Waqairadovu, is attending the Media Masterclass in Palau this week, held alongside the Pacific DRM Ministerial.
https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/news/fiji-joins-push-for-regional-resilience/ - This article was first published by Fiji Sun. Digital News Lead, Inoke Rabonu, is attending the Media Masterclass in Palau this week, held alongside the Pacific DRM Ministerial.
Fiji presses for region-wide shift to proactive disaster response | Fiji Sun - This article was first published by In-depth Solomons. Journalist Charley Piringi is attending the Media Masterclass in Palau this week, held alongside the Pacific DRM Ministerial.
Solomon Islands Joins Regional Leaders in Palau for Disaster Risk Management Ministers Meeting - In-depth Solomons
Pacific Leaders Meet in Palau to Strengthen Regional Disaster Resilience - In-depth Solomons - This article was first published by Fiji Sun. Digital News Lead, Inoke Rabonu, is attending the Media Masterclass in Palau this week, held alongside the Pacific DRM Ministerial.
'Policy alone isn’t enough — inclusion must be intentional' | Fiji Sun - This article was first published by Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC News). Multimedia Senior Journalist, Apenisa Waqairadovu, is attending the Media Masterclass in Palau this week, held alongside the Pacific DRM Ministerial.
SPC offers full backing to disaster-risk overhaul in the Pacific – FBC News
Tuvalu warns of losing hope unless Pacific unity means everyone - This article was first published by Cook Islands News. Senior Journalist, Talaia Mika, is attending the Media Masterclass in Palau this week, held alongside the Pacific DRM Ministerial.
Cook Islands leads resilience push, shares successful ‘Puna’ disaster workforce model - Cook Islands News - This article was first published by the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation. Journalist, Eliza Kukutu, is attending the Media Masterclass in Palau this week, held alongside the Pacific DRM Ministerial.
Solomon Islands Joins Pacific DRM Ministers Meeting - Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) - This article was first published by In-depth Solomons. Journalist Charley Piringi is attending the Media Masterclass in Palau this week, held alongside the Pacific DRM Ministerial.
Solomon Islands to Build Humanitarian Warehouse in Malaita - In-depth Solomons - This article was first published by Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC News). Multimedia Senior Journalist, Apenisa Waqairadovu, is attending the Media Masterclass in Palau this week, held alongside the Pacific DRM Ministerial.
Palau advances Humanitarian Warehouse development – FBC News
PDF calls for full inclusion in climate and disaster planning – FBC News
