Pacific delegations at the seventh session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) are celebrating a breakthrough in Nairobi with Fiji securing an agreement on their resolution, “Accelerating Global Action to Promote the Climate Resilience of Coral Reefs.”
The breakthrough was achieved on Wednesday night at the ongoing UNEA-7 negotiations, the first of 15 resolutions under negotiation at the meeting.
The milestone signals global recognition of Fiji’s leadership on Ocean and climate action. The “Accelerating Global Action to Promote the Climate Resilience of Coral Reefs” resolution calls for enhanced international cooperation and financing to protect coral reef ecosystems from mounting threats like climate change, pollution, and overexploitation.
