Fiji, Sept. 8 -- Pacific Islands Forum Leaders will on Wednesday sign a treaty to establish the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF), a regional fund aimed at building community preparedness and resilience against climate change and frequent disasters.

PRF General Manager Finau Soqo said the signing would mark a major step in making the facility a legal entity.

"We are looking at 10 to 13 members who have indicated their readiness to sign. We don't want to overestimate or underestimate the numbers. We want to extend our sincere gratitude to members, especially officials, that really worked hard to deliver on this mandate," Soqo told Pacific Journalists in Honiara.

He said some members were expected to move quickly to ratification.

"In or...