Pacific leaders have affirmed their solemn obligation and responsibility in ensuring that the international community takes immediate and decisive actions to address the underlying causes of climate change.
This has been highlighted in a statement released by the Leaders of the Pacific Small Island Developing States.
They also called on major economies that are gathering in Hamburg, Germany today to reaffirm their commitment to the full implementation of the Paris Agreement.
The statement also calls for a concerted action to holding the increasing global average temperature below 2 degrees Celsius.
Pacific leaders have considered a number of key issues as priorities, like the finalizing of the Paris Agreement Implementation Guidelines and completing the Facilitative Dialogue by the end of 2018.
Another key issue highlighted was mobilizing international investments to fund the implementation of Pacific Small Island Developing States nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement.
Also achieving balanced climate finance investment between adaptation and mitigation initiatives.
Meanwhile, the Pacific leaders have all agreed to a heightened level of engagement and cooperation over the coming months as Fiji’s Presidency of COP23 approaches.
