Pacific Leaders Adopt Declaration on Climate Change Action

Leaders at the 46th Pacific Island Forum have issued a Declaration on Climate Change Action, laying out 13 points that Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) call for as part of the outcome of the Paris Climate Change Conference in December 2015. The Declaration also underscores the growing threat posed by climate change to PICTs, and the difficulty the region faces in adapting.

On mitigation and adaptation in the Paris outcome, the Declaration on Climate Change Action calls for: ambitious commitments by all Parties to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; regular review of mitigation commitments; requirements for Parties to progressively enhance national and global mitigation action; relevant provisions to support further actions under the Warsaw Framework for REDD+; recognition of the disproportionate impact of climate change on vulnerable and marginalized groups; support for ongoing and improved weather services; and acknowledgment of the crucial role of women.

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