Australia – Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said today that the nation would support its Pacific Island neighbors on global warming and climate change issue, and helped financially for the cause.
In the meeting in Vanuata, representations of Pacific Islands asked for quick measures on climate change and lamented it as a biggest threat to the world and Pacific. Pacific Islands have some of the desolated as well as tiny nations.
In the meeting in Vanuata, representations of Pacific Islands asked for quick measures on climate change and lamented it as a biggest threat to the world and Pacific. Pacific Islands have some of the desolated as well as tiny nations.
Mr. Smith instead Australian Prime Minister Julian Gillard, who was unable to join the four day summit due to elections in the country, said the country would support the climate change issue with Pacific countries.
"Australia's been very conscious in its work on climate change that we represent very much of the views and concerns of the small island states," Mr Smith said on Thursday.
It has been reported that the small island country Kiribati is already devastated by rising sea levels. The forthcoming Cancum summit will be an imperative for the country as the main concern will be for those countries, which are vulnerable to the impact of climate change.
Other important points were discussed in the summit including new legal framework for fisheries, aviation safety, disable people security, trade and judicious use of renewable energy.
Australia said it would support the cause child maternal health with $A85 million over four years.
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