Fiji, Nov. 3 -- As the world gears up for the United Nations Climate Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil, Pacific Island nations are demanding action, not words, to address what they describe as a climate-induced infrastructure and finance crisis threatening their survival.

In his opinion piece, "COP30 - Can the World Deliver a Consensus that Secures the Blue Pacific?", Dr Satyendra Prasad, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Fiji's former Ambassador to the UN, said Pacific leaders have been clear - they want less talk and more implementation.

"Pacific's leaders were clear at the recently concluded Pacific Islands Forum Meeting in Honiara. They want to focus their attention on speeding up implementation o...