Fiji faces its biggest threat from 'devastating climate change' rather than conflict, the country's defence minister warned on Sunday at a high-level security summit in Singapore.
Fiji faces its biggest threat from"devastating climate change" rather than conflict, the country's defence minister warned on Sunday at a high-level security summit in Singapore.
Fiji has been battered by a series of tropical cyclones in recent years, causing devastating flooding that has displaced thousands from their homes and hobbled the island's economy.Carbon dioxide has hit a level not seen in four million years. This is what it means for the world He said security was "broader than many of us have traditionally defined it", urging other countries to support Fiji's efforts to combat climate change.
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