World Politics News Suva (Fiji) (AFP) - Fijian leader Voreqe - TopicsExpress



          

World Politics News Suva (Fiji) (AFP) - Fijian leader Voreqe Bainimarama accused the global community Thursday of abandoning Pacific island nations to sink below the waves instead of tackling climate change, singling out selfish Australia for criticism. Opening a regional summit, he said there was collective disappointment and dismay in the Pacific at the failure to address climate change, which scientists blame for rising seas that threaten many low-lying island nations. The rising sea levels caused by global warming threaten the very existence of some of our neighbours -- Kiribati, Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands, he told the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF). (They) are already swamping the coastal areas of many Pacific nations, including Fiji.
Posted on: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 09:59:58 +0000

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