At a key summit in the Fijian capital Suva, island leaders warned time was running out to avoid "worst-case scenarios" that would see their countries—many teetering just above sea level—subsumed or rendered uninhabitable by ever-fiercer storms
At a key summit in the Fijian capital Suva, island leaders warned time was running out to avoid "worst-case scenarios" that would see their countries—many teetering just above sea level—subsumed or rendered uninhabitable by ever-fiercer storms. Image: William WEST / AFP
Vulnerable Pacific islands demanded "urgent, immediate" global action on climate change Thursday, while stressing a commitment to democracy and the "rules-based" international order in the face of growing Chinese regional influence.
At a key summit in the Fijian capital Suva, island leaders warned time was running out to avoid "worst-case scenarios" that would see their countries—many teetering just above sea level—subsumed or rendered uninhabitable by ever-fiercer storms.
"We are at the forefront of the adverse impacts of climate change," the leaders said in a joint 2050 strategy document agreed upon after three days of talks.
"Urgent robust and transformative action" is needed "globally, regionally and nationally," they said.