Torres Strait Island Regional Council is hosting a climate forum at the Cairns Convention Centre on 22 and 23 October 2026. The council says the meeting brings together people from the Torres Strait, state and federal governments, science, climate justice and community development.

The council says representatives from Torres Strait governance bodies intend to form an informal message to take to COP31. It has not announced a final message or agreement, so the forum should be understood as a discussion rather than a completed policy decision.

The federal environment department has described the forum as part of wider work on climate resilience in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area. Its update stresses knowledge-sharing, partnerships and First Nations-led approaches.

Sources: Torres Strait Island Regional Council — https://tsirc.qld.gov.au/events/climate-alliance-forum/ ; Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water — https://www.dcceew.gov.au/climate-change/policy/torres-strait-northern-peninsula-area-climate-resilience-centre

Image: AI-generated conceptual illustration. It is not a photograph of the forum, its participants or a specific Torres Strait location.