Prime Minister and incoming president of COP 23 Voreqe Bainimarama has assured the people of Fiji that his focus in this high-level meeting is not to request but to tell the bigger countries to stop their carbon emissions.
Bainimarama says this is the simple message which they strongly believe has been the main factor of climate change around the world especially for the small islands in the Pacific.
Bainimarama was speaking at the Vale Ni Bose Complex in Nasese where he was traditionally farewelled this morning.
The Prime Minister says about 7,000 delegates will be part of the first day of the meeting in Bonn.
He applauded Germany’s assistance in hosting the meeting and the support when Fiji was appointed to the President’s post.
Bainimarama says many people have been asking him what will be their message to the rest of the world. He says if bigger countries do not stop their gas emissions, small islands in the Pacific will be underwater in 30 to 50 years time.
Meanwhile, 100 delegates from Fiji will be part of the COP 23.
The Prime Minister will be leaving the country next Monday.
