Australia is among 15 countries that will be represented at a climate change conference in Kiribati next month.
The tiny island of Kiribati, which is already being swamped by rising sea levels, will host the Tarawa Climate Change Conference (TCCC) from November 9 until November 11.
The three day talkfest - slated at the 41st Pacific Islands Forum in August - will aim to forge a unified voice among Pacific nations ahead of a global summit on climate change in Cancun, Mexico later this year.
Delegates from Pacific island nations - including Australia and New Zealand - will be joined by representatives from the US, Canada, the UK, Cuba, the European Union and various Asian countries, Kiribati’s President Anote Tong said in a statement on Tuesday.
Other nations are expected to accept an invitation to the meeting, he said.
Conference organisers couldn’t confirm the names of any international representatives with AAP on Wednesday.
