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This article provides a history of Pacific Island climate diplomacy. Other histories of Pacific climate diplomacy have been written but this is the first to provide a general overview of the Pacific's role in global climate diplomacy at the United Nations (UN) and consider the implications of climate diplomacy for international relations in the Pacific.

Pacific regionalism has long attracted both hope and despair. The hope is that regional organisations can overcome the challenges of small island developing states (SIDS)

The island countries of the Pacific are scattered across an enormous area that makes up nearly one third of the globe. This huge region is nearly all ocean—about 30 million square kilometers of it.

Economic growth and investment in infrastructure go hand in hand. A growing economy needs constantly improved infrastructure to ensure that the production and exchange of goods and services happens as smoothly and efficiently as possible

A rapidly growing population, poor human development indicators, and climate change risk exposure demand a public investment policy that is effective so as to ensure the sustainable growth and development of the Solomon Islands