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Biden Pledges Climate, Infrastructure Assistance to Pacific Island Nations
Climate change is the dominant concern for the Pacific Islands Forum leaders who met with President Joe Biden Monday, while the White House focuses on other regional threats like China’s increased ambitions on the high seas. On Monday, Biden made millions of dollars’ worth of commitments that will need to be approved by Congress. VOA’s Anita Powell reports from Washington.]
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Talks are well underway in preparation for the next major international meeting on climate change, 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28), scheduled to begin Nov. 30 in the United Arab Emirates.
Much like last year’s COP27, finances — specifically, aid to developing nations — will be at the center of conference deliberations.
The conference faces an even greater sense of urgency brought on by the Sept. 8, 2023, release of the first global stocktake, which calls for accelerated action to meet the goals set in the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement (COP21).
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