FIFA and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) have jointly launched a 12-month plan to turn their climate change partnership into concrete action. In April, FIFA and PIFS signed a two-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) during the FIFA Congress in Doha, Qatar, which focused on using football diplomacy to educate and raise awareness of climate change and disaster resilience. The MoU also aimed to enhance climate-resilient football infrastructure in the Pacific Islands, one of the world’s most vulnerable regions. Key actions in the new plan include creating a climate change literacy program for schools, training to support climate change awareness by FIFA Legends, a regional football infrastructure audit, and organizing a regional workshop on resilient football infrastructure development, among others.

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