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Open Letter: United for Climate and Community: A Multicultural Vision for COP31 in Australia and the Pacific

by | Nov 2, 2025 | Advocacy & Policy Influence | 0 comments

Open Letter: United for Climate and Community:

A Multicultural Vision for COP31 in Australia and the Pacific

Published by Asian Australians for Climate Solutions (AAFCS)

Date: October 2025

 

Our Call:

As a multicultural alliance of community leaders, organisations, and individuals, we call on the Australian Government to ensure that COP31, co-hosted by Australia and the Pacific, places people, culture, and community at the heart of climate action.

Climate change is not only an environmental crisis. It is a human story that affects our health, our homes, our livelihoods, and our shared future. Across every culture and language, clean air, safe water, and healthy lands are the foundation of life.

 

Our Vision for COP31:

We envision a COP31 that brings together voices from all cultures, across oceans and generations, and reflects the diversity of Australia and our Pacific neighbours.

We call for:

  1. A Health-Centred COP31 that recognises climate change as the greatest health challenge of our time and protects the wellbeing of people and planet.
  2. Pacific and First Nations Leadership that honours Indigenous wisdom, sovereignty, and stewardship in guiding climate resilience and adaptation.
  3. Meaningful Multicultural Participation that ensures migrant and diaspora communities, who are among the most affected and least represented, have an equal voice in decision-making.
  4. A Fair Transition Away from Fossil Fuels that supports workers, families, and small businesses through a just and inclusive transformation.
  5. Education, Arts, and Youth Empowerment that connect culture, creativity, and climate awareness to inspire collective action.

Our Shared Responsibility:

From the coral islands of the Pacific to the dry plains of South Australia, the impacts of climate change are already visible through floods, bushfires, heatwaves, and toxic algae blooms along our coasts.


We cannot wait. Health, equity, and climate action must move together as one.

Asian Australians for Climate Solutions stands in solidarity with the Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA) and the wider health and environmental community in calling for a COP31 that safeguards health, strengthens partnerships, and secures a safe and sustainable future for all.

At the launch of this open letter, from 16 September to 30 September 2025 (within 2weeks), AAFCS gathered support from more than 240 individual signatories and 36 community and NGO partners who co-signed to express their commitment to a healthier, fairer, and more inclusive climate future.

The full text of the open letter can be accessed here.

Join Us:

If your organisation or community group would like to co-sign this open letter, please contact us at  info@aafcs.au.

Together, let us make COP31 not only a milestone for climate, but also a celebration of community, culture, and care for future generations.


rganisational Signatories:

Individual Signatories:



1) Ms Hazel Waters 2) Mr Costas Kapsis 3) Mr Angelo Kapsis 4) Ms XiaoLu Jiang 5) Ms YueMing Liu 6) Ms Guang Mei Zuo 7) Ms Jenny Young 8) Ms QinFang Fu 9) Mr Zhen Zhou 10) Mr ZhongYe Zhao 11) Ms Wei Sun 12) Ms YuPing Li 13) Ms LiHua Wang 14) Ms CaiJun Xia 15) Mr HuaPu Wang 16) Ms Ru Xi Liu 17) Ms YuZheng Tong 18) Mr Zhao Qian 19) Ms GongMi Xiao 20) Mr De Kang Fan 21) Ms WenQin Tang 22) Ms GuiYin Liu 23) Mr JianChen Qiu 24) Mr ChengZhou Zhen 25) Ms XueLing Wang 26) Ms CaiChun Chang 27) Ms ZhiHua Wu 28) Mr YaoMing Zhu 29) Ms Adi Chen 30) Ms Rui Qiao 31) Ms Yi Xing Tu 32) Mr Min Cai 33) Mr JiYe Fan 34) Mr ZhongNing Han 35) Ms Connie Xie 36) Mr WaiKok Chu 37) Mr DaLian Zhu 38) Ms XiPing Chen 39) Ms DiDi Wang 40) Mr HongBin Lu 41) Ms Yun Luo 42) Ms Li Jun Li 43) Ms Juan Xu 44) Ms Yin Ru Wang 45) Ms Catherine Chen 46) Ms. Hu Zhenni 47) Ms. Diana Ellis 48) Ms. Xiao Meiyin 49) Ms. Liu Qiai 50) Ms. Jia Zhuli 51) Ms. Ma Chaoying 52) Ms. Yingzi 53) Ms. Wu Ying 54) Ms. Zhang Dongya 55) Ms. Zhang Yanping 56) Mr. Yao Zhiren 57) Ms. Xiong Guiming 58) Ms. Xia Wei 59) Mr. Wang Yajun 60) Ms. Lin Wanmei 61) Ms. Jing Zudi 62) Ms. Hong Qinghua 63) Ms. Cai Guanqin 64) Ms. Qiao Rui 65) Mrs Ping He 66) Mrs Linda Huang 67) Mrs XianHong Guan 68) Mr Chen He 69) Mr Xu Wang 70) Mrs Ning Bai 71) Mrs Hong Yao 72) Mrs QingHua Hu 73) Mrs Dan Huang 74) Mr James Zheng 75) Ms Connie Zhang 76) Mr He Zhan 77) Mr JingWei Qi 78) Ms Sherry Wu 79) Mrs WenMei Xia 80) Ms TingTing Chen 81) Ms ZhiJing Yue 82) Ms YaPei Shao 83) Ms Lilian Han 84) Mrs ChunHong Li 85) Mrs AHui Xie 86) Mrs XiaoHui Chen 87) Mrs Ping Bai 88) Mrs YongHong Tu 89) Mr ChunSheng Du 90) Mr MingQuan Zhang 91) Mr YaoMing Zhu 92) Mr GongMin Xiao 93) Mr Zhen Zhoo 94) Mr ZhongTang Yu 95) Mrs LiYa Ma 96) Mr EnZe Qi 97) Mrs XiaoLi Chen 98) Mrs Pei Guan 99) Mrs XinHua Cai 100) Mr Zhan He 101) Ms Jessie Tung 102) Ms Vivian Zhao 103) Mr Yu Luo 104) Mr WangLu Liu 105) Mrs Sally Le 106) Mrs Irene Chan 107) Ms Yue Yue 108) Mrs JuLI Kwok 109) Mrs PanBing Hui 110) Ms YanYun sHI 111) Mrs LiHua Jin 112) Mrs HuiGun Lan 113) Ms Shelly Li 114) Ms BingBing Gu 115) Mrs Gui Hua 116) Mrs Xiu Hong 117) Mrs PinPing Lu 118) Mrs MeiQi Sun 119) Mr WeiZong Li 120) Mrs YueCheng Li 121) Mrs XiangHeng Ju 122) Mrs XiaoMei Gu 123) Mrs Hua Qing 124) Mr GuoZhen Zhu 125) Mr Yi Fang 126) Ms Hui Ying Wang 127) Mr JiaQi Zhu 128) Ms Ming Yuan 129) Mrs DongMei Chen 130) Mr JiaChen Shen 131) Ms XiaoAn Liu 132) Mr Long Chen 133) Ms Li Li 134) Mr Alex Zhang 135) Mrs LILLIAN Zhang 136) Ms Joyce Zhang 137) Mr Binbin ZHANG 138) Ms Li Liu 139) Ms KaiXue Deng 140) Ms LiZhao Chen 141) Dr Steven Du 142) Ms Lili Ding 143) Dr. Yakindra Timilsena 144) Mr. Sujan Neupane 145) Ms Leanne Lien 146) Ms Taran Preet Kaur 147) Ms Elizabeth Nguyen 148) Ms Maysa Hakim 149) Ms.Loren Yuen Wah Luk 150) Ms Jenny Nguyen 151) Ms Soila Sanchez 152) Ms Fatima Khalik 153) Ms Ash Ghali 154) Mr Frank Tirta 155) Ms Sylvia Liu 156) Ms Rua Thi 157) Ms Betty Yubing Feng 158) Mr John Liu 159) Ms Mimi Chen 160) Mr Leslie Song 161) Ms Lily Su 162) Mr Lloyd Chen 163) Ms Sue Chen 164) Ms Helen Du 165) Ms Donna Dong 166) Ms Pearl Lie 167) Ms Belle Zhou 168) Ms May Chen 169) Mr Michael Mi 170) Ms Y Yin 171) Ms L Li 172) Ms Rita Gu 173) Mr Frank Liu 174) Mr York Yao 175) Ms Grace Meng 176) Ms Lisa Cong 177) Ms Julie Zhen 178) Ms Linda Lin 179) Mr Samuel You 180) Ms Julie Zhen 181) Mr Minwen Wu 182) Mr Tak Chuen Leung 183) Ms Maria Cutmore 184) Mr David Paull 185) Ms Erin Wen Ai Chew 186) Mr Sjirk Bangma 187) Mr Luau al-Ban 188) Mr Kenneth Sue 189) Dr Bibiana Chan 190) Miss Tyá Dynevor 191) Ms Rosaline Parker 192) Ms Mariette Mikhael 193) Mx Michele Vescio 194) Ms Jenny Huang 195) Mr Jim Du 196) Dr Yingzhi Gu 197) Mr Michael Low 198) Ms Christine Ahn 199) Mr John Kim 200) Ms Patricia Vaz 201) Ms Jenny Huang 202) Ms Yuling Du 203) Mr Wei Hu 204) Miss Ella Hu 205) Ms Gloria Ng 206) Ms Alice Cheng 207) Mrs Orina Tang 208) Ms Jane Chan 209) Ms Rebecca Tsang 210) Ms Flora Chan 211) Ms Lorna Leung 212) Mrs Teresa Choi 213) Mr Michael Szeto 214) Ms Alice Szeto 215) Ms Karen Tam 216) Ms Betty Sit 217) Ms Helen Che 218) Ms Tammy Lau 219) Ms Evelyn Tham 220) Ms Irene Tam 221) Ms Elsie Seeto 222) Ms Angelina Lai 223) Ms Gloria Ng 224) Ms Alice Cheng 225) Mrs Orina Tang 226) Ms Jane Chan 227) Ms Rebecca Tsang 228) Ms Flora Chan 229) Ms Lorna Leung 230) Mrs Teresa Choi 231) Mr Michael Szeto 232) Ms Alice Szeto 233) Ms Karen Tam 234) Ms Betty Sit 235) Ms Helen Che 236) Ms Tammy Lau 237) Ms Evelyn Tham 238) Ms Irene Tam 239) Ms Elsie Seeto 240) Ms Angelina Lai

Photos of multicultural communities united in calling on the Australian Government to host COP31 in Adelaide for Australia and the Pacific Islanders.

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