Idyllic Pacific countries are at the forefront of catastrophic climate change yet their voices, like their low-lying islands, are at risk of being drowned out.
Just four Pacific nations' leaders are attending the COP26 summit in Glasgow.
The Cook Islands' Prime Minister Mark Brown is staying home due to Covid travel restrictions - he says it's verging on hypocrisy that Pacific countries are denied a voice unless they attend in person.
RNZ Pacific reporter Koroi Hawkins tells Max Towle what he's hearing from the region's leaders.
