Nadi, Fiji, Oct 7, 2026 (AFP) - 'It's personal': Fiji minister pushes better climate finance at pre-COP

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2026-10-07

Fiji's climate change minister wants streamlined access to financial assistance for Pacific nations, telling AFP on Wednesday the issue was "personal", with waves washing away parts of her own village. Lynda Tabuya has partnered with Australian counterpart Chris Bowen to lead the "pre-COP" meeting in Nadi and Tuvalu, a precursor to the larger UN-sponsored global climate summit -- known as COP31 -- to be held in Turkey next month. She told AFP one......

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