Pacific Leaders Host Climate Meeting Amid Accelerating Floods in Nepal
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Updated Oct 8
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What happened
Pacific leaders brought a Pre-COP meeting to Tuvalu and Fiji, underscoring the reality of the climate crisis. Concurrently, deadly floods accelerated in Nepal. A report noted that while governments acknowledged the region's vulnerability, this recognition was not translated into a more ambitious agenda for COP31 regarding emissions or adaptation.
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Why it matters
The acceleration of the climate crisis, evidenced by the floods in Nepal and the threat of a Super El Niño, has prompted calls for stronger commitments on adaptation finance and a credible climate finance work programme. Critics noted that governments are reportedly cutting adaptation finance and development aid while military budgets increase.
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- CM Dhami expressed solidarity and noted shared cultural, social, and trade ties between Uttarakhand and Nepal following a flood tragedy.
- Official works are underway for Fiji's disaster risk management.
- Swarnim Wagle and Nirmala Sitharaman discussed bilateral economic ties and aid/recovery efforts for flood victims in Nepal.
- Pacific island nations, including Samoa and Fiji, called for urgent climate finance reforms due to vulnerability to climate disasters.
- Nepal aims to be a major South Asian exporter while facing flood damage to its hydropower projects.