Excerpt from islandsbusiness.com
PACIFIC leaders and representatives of overseas countries and territories are rushing to ensure that their voices are not pushed to the margins again.
Regional governments and organisations have emerged from COP30 in Belem, Brazil facing the reality that their voices remain largely unheard, their concerns unrecognized by larger, more powerful nations.
The region has started to pivot from negotiation to delivery after COP30, fully aware of the loneliness they face on the frontline of rising seas and intensifying storms.