Forum Chair special remarks on climate change related loss and damage
16th May 2023
Honourable Ministers, PIF’s Secretary General,Distinguished guests, Excellencies. Friends.
Kia Orana, Bula and warm Pacific Greetings.
As you would have seen from the presentation, climate change related loss and damage is what happens when we can no longer keep up our adaptation efforts to deal with the impacts of climate change. In other words, loss and damage occurs when we have reached the absolute limits of adaptation. In essence, it is unavoidable climate change impacts.