SINGAPORE, Singapore —
“The single greatest threat to our very existence is… human-induced, devastating climate change. It threatens our very hopes and dreams of prosperity. Last September, Fiji passed a sweeping climate change act which declared a climate emergency while setting out the legal framework for the nation’s response.Low-lying Pacific island nations are some of the most vulnerable countries to climate change in the world. Threats range from cyclones that are becoming more regular and powerful, to rising seas.
But Fiji was among 10 Pacific nations that last month rebuffed China’s push for a wide-ranging security pact, in a high-profile political setback for Beijing.
Says a lot about Fiji’s natural disaster readiness when it’s defense minister says cyclones are more of a threat than China.