The Pacific Islands Forum has wrapped up, but not without some big announcements for Pacific Island nations.
Australia has offered thousands of Tuvalu residents a refuge should climate change wipe out their homeland, with a new pact offering up to 280-people a year a new visa allowing them to live in Australia.
The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to deliver climate financing to the Pacific.
Massey University senior lecturer in defence and security studies Dr Anna Powles spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
