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There's very low emissions from the pacific and yet we are most impacted. and of course, because we are island states and samoa's in a more fortunate situation that we are volcanic, so we have high ground, but the the echo islands, you know, there is significant impact of the sea rise, even to the extent where the sovereignty of nations, because their land is literally going under the water. fiame is launching her country's own climate policy as part of samoa's efforts to meet the paris agreement. a key part of it will be on accessing climate funds. this is the amount of money worked out at co...

We have advocated for a balance between mitigation and adaptation finance. our belief is that finance is critical to rights and to success here in glasgow. we're really on the front of the very front lines with no higher ground to retreat to and so we understand, as do all of our brothers and sisters in the pacific and in islands around the world, the stakes of this fight. so, the uk prepared this session so that the pacific could talk directly with the president of cop26. i know this is particularly important for the pacific. i hope we will see progress on all of these issues, prime minister....

Having conversations about migration, about climate refugees, about actually moving people right now? as 2a islands with communities, and so if we were to build up islands, which island can we build up? because we cannot afford to build up all the islands. and if we were to relocate people, which islands do you relocate people to? especially we have a culture where certain lands belong to certain families, so these are really hard questions. i personally would like to see my granddaughter continue to live in the marshall islands and have the same opportunities i had to learn our cultural proto...

Is really the measure of, you know, where climate change is at. we have to adapt, we have to go down that path, the alternative is unthinkable. as one of the largest islands in the pacific, fiji has played a leading role for its smaller neighbours in many climate—related projects, including home relocation. lity comes from the village of tukuraki that was hit by back—to—back cyclones. it led to her entire village being relocated and rebuilt further up in the highlands. whilst the new village is finished, she told me that many of the villagers still return to the caves that offered them s...

Of the pacific that this is really the measure of, you know, where climate change is at. we have to adapt, we have to go down that path, the alternative is unthinkable. as one of the largest islands in the pacific, fiji has played a leading role for its smaller neighbors in many for its smaller neighbours in many climate—related projects, including home relocation. lity comes from the village of tukuraki that was hit by back—to—back cyclones. it led to her entire village being relocated and rebuilt further up in the highlands. whilst the new village is finished, she told me that many of ...