Moira Simmons-Avafoa (born c. 1990) is a climate-change activist and civil servant from Tuvalu.
Simmons-Avafoa is outspoken about the effects of global warming - particularly on the lives of women and children, who also have the least input into decision-making. [1] [2] [3] She was a Senior Advisor - Pacific Division with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tuvalu until a secondment to the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat as part of the Smaller Island States Attachment Programme. [4] In 2019, she had returned to her Senior Adviser role. [5]
In 2018, she was the programme's representative at the Green Climate Fund's Structured Dialogue with the Pacific conference. [6] In 2017, she was one of 22 women selected to take part in an international climate-change negotiation training workshop. [7] The workshop was entitled Pacific Women's Climate Change Negotiating Conference and was facilitated by the Pacific Islands Forum and the Australian Government. [8]
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