Pacific leaders urge action as pre-COP climate talks open in Fiji

United Nations pre-COP climate talks have opened in the Fijian city of Nadi on Monday, RTE and France 24 reported. Leaders from Pacific island nations are using the meeting to draw global attention to the impacts of climate change on their communities. [1][2]

The South Pacific faces severe threats from global warming, including rising sea levels that endanger homes and increasing temperatures that cause coral bleaching, RTE reported. According to France 24, discussions during the week in Fiji and on the atoll nation of Tuvalu will focus on limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, improving access to climate finance, and protecting oceans. [1][2]

The talks in Fiji and Tuvalu serve as a precursor to the larger UN-sponsored COP31 global climate summit scheduled for next month, RTE and France 24 both reported. France 24 noted that the COP31 summit will take place in Turkey. [1][2]