8 October 2025
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) contributed to a regional report on the audits of responses to climate-related matters by government agencies in nine Pacific Island states published last week.
It joins more that 50 supreme audit institutions (SAIs) from around the world that participated in a cooperative audit initiative on their governments’ climate change adaptation actions.
The Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI) published the report covering audits from its member offices in the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, the Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
Each Participating audit office in the Pacific region selected one of three audit topics; examining how well their governments are managing water resources, implementing climate change adaptation plans or actions, or taking action to adapt to the impact of sea level rise and coastal erosion.
Auditor-General, Mr. Junior Patrick, said “Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time and here in our islands, we are on the front lines. Every day we experience the realities of sea level rise and coastal erosion”.
The Pacific regional report on climate change adaptation actions identified that governments need to act now to:
- secure available financing and expertise
- better plan and target measures where they are needed
- more effectively implement measures through more coordinated and inclusive action
- ensure accountability through monitoring and reporting of intended outcomes
Mr. Patrick said he hoped the collection of real examples, common themes and recommendations in the report provides a path forward for government agencies, donors and communities to take urgent and effective climate action.
To visit the full Global Cooperative Audit of Climate Change Adaptation Actions report from PASAI, please visit the regional audit report link.
To visit the full Global Cooperative Audit of Climate Change Adaptation Actions report from the RMI, please visit the RMI audit report link.
A video clip of the RMI Auditor-General’s remarks on the audit is also available.
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