Every nation should play its part to combat the rising sea levels, extreme weather events and changing weather patterns associated with climate change.
This was Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama’s message aimed at encouraging people to fight against the effects of climate change.
Bainimarama says he will be doing everything he can to keep the team that was assembled in Paris totally focused on the best possible outcome.
He says Fiji assuming the Presidency of COP 23 is determined to maintain the momentum of the 2015 Paris Agreement and the concerted effort to reduce carbon emissions and lower the global temperature.
Bainimarama says that people must work together as a global community to increase the proportion of finance available for climate adaptation and resilience building.
He adds that there is a need for a greater effort to develop products and models to attract the private sector participation in the area of adaptation.
Bainimarama says he intends to act as a COP President on behalf of all 7.5 billion people on the planet and to bring a particular perspective to the negotiations on behalf of those who are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
Bainimarama is also appealing for the world to support Fiji’s effort to continue building the global consensus to confront the greatest challenge of our age.
