2022年，新西兰对太平洋岛国的气候援助政策开始发生转变，在政策上制定了应对气候变化方案，在资金上提高了气候援助金额，在执行方式上出台了新西兰国际气候融资战略，并率先设立气候变化损失与损害基金。这一政策调整的直接原因在于南太平洋地区大国博弈加剧，新西兰在这一地区产生了“战略焦虑”。2022年新西兰对太平洋岛国气候援助政策的调整充分反映了太平洋岛国的战略地位与气候变化问题的复杂性交织在一起，对太平洋岛国的气候援助成为各国利益交锋的主要领域之一。
Deconstructing New Zealand’s climate change support policy towards Pacific island countries in 2022 not only helps China cope with the power game in the Pacific region，but also helps China carry out climate change support to Pacific island countries. In 2022，New Zealand’s climate change support policy towards Pacific island countries began to undergo a transformation. In terms of policy development，climate change support plans were developed，with funding increasing the original amount of climate change support by four times. The implementation method was implemented through the New Zealand International Climate Finance Strategy，and the Climate Change Loss and Damage Fund was first established. The direct reason for this adjustment is the intensification of the game between major powers in the South Pacific region. The important reason is that China’s influence in the South Pacific region has increased，and the fundamental reason is that China’s competition and influence in the Pacific region have led to a “strategic anxiety” in New Zealand in this region. The adjustment of New Zealand’s climate change support policies to South Pacific island countries in 2022 fully reflects the strategic position of South Pacific island countries intertwined with the complexity of climate change issues. Climate change assistance to South Pacific island countries has become one of the main battlefields for the interests of various countries.
