PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM/FORUMSEC.ORG
At the summit that ended on Thursday, leaders adopted language several members have used in declaring a climate emergency, saying this was supported not only by science but by people’s daily lives in the Pacific. “We simply cannot settle for any less than the survival of every Pacific island country,” said Mr. Bainimarama, the forum’s chairman.
In a video address to the forum, US Vice President Kamala Harris pledged to triple funding to Pacific islands over a decade under a fisheries treaty, and open more embassies.
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