Pacific leaders urge climate action as UN pre-COP talks open in Fiji

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 5 Oct, 00:37 · Archive

UN pre-COP talks opened in Fiji on Monday ahead of next month's COP31 summit in Turkey.

UN pre-COP talks opened in Fiji's Nadi on Monday, with Pacific leaders urging action on climate change ahead of next month's COP31 summit in Turkey. The discussions will focus on limiting warming to 1.5C, improving access to climate finance and protecting oceans as rising seas threaten island communities.

Climate activist Lavenia Naivalu, based in Fiji's remote Yasawa islands, has emphasised the urgency of amplifying Pacific voices at the summit. She said that reef degradation has affected local livelihoods, with young people now forced to travel further out to sea to fish for their families, compared to when her grandfather could simply walk to the shoreline and return with fish.

How it is being reported

• Pacific leaders urge climate action as UN pre-COP talks open in FijiFrance 24 · 5 Oct, 00:21
• ‘We want action’: Fijian climate activist sends message ahead of UN talks in PacificThe Guardian · 3 Oct, 00:30

In this story: Fiji · Lavenia Naivalu · Turkey · Yasawa islands · Tuvalu

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