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Fiji and UNDP discuss climate change cooperation

September 17, 2015 6:21 pm

Strengthening Fiji’s relations with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) dominated talks in Suva between Fiji’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Ratu Inoke Kubuabola and the United Nations Development Project Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Mr Nicholas Rosellini.

Rosellini showed his appreciation for the UNDP’s partnership with Fiji through their regional office in Suva, which also supports nine other Pacific Island nations.

He expressed his desire to work together with Fiji in fostering a strong partnership in addressing the issue of climate change and its impact on the Pacific.

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Kubuabola also thanked Rosellini for UNDP’s continued support to Fiji and updated him on the recent climate change summit held in Levuka.

The Minister also updated him on the work carried out to finalise Fiji’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC’s) prior to the upcoming 21st Annual Conference of Parties (COP 21), taking place this year on 7-8 December in Paris.