Smaller Island States leaders issue climate change declaration for the survival of Pacific Small Island Developing States

Tuvalu, Aug. 13 -- In an attempt to push through a strong declaration on climate change that reflects the deep concerns and survival of Small Island nations of the Pacific, Tuvalu has helped produce a strong climate change statement that has been endorsed by the Smaller Island States (SIS) group of the Pacific Islands Forum.

Tuvalu Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga declared the statement was a climate change position of Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS).

PSIDS exists in New York as an advocacy group in the global climate change negotiations, linked to the Association of Small Island States (AOSIS). Fiji's Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama is the chair of the group that excludes Australia and New Zealand.

PACNEWS has been reliably...