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‘Every time we rebuild, we rebuild with debt’ - Fiji at COP30

Climate ambition requires resources. COP30 must deliver a Baku-to-Belém Roadmap that scales finance to the level of the crisis, simplifies access, and guarantees predictability for communities like Fiji and Pacific islands who are on the frontlines of climate change impacts. When a cyclone strikes, it wipes out schools, hospitals, bridges — the foundations of dignity and development — in a single night. And every time we rebuild, we rebuild with debt,” said Hon. Mosese Bulitavu, Fiji’s Minister for Environment and Climate Change “This is why finance is not charity for us. It is justice.” [...]