7 Sep 2024

Dr Joëlle Gergis: Pacific Island Forum was lacking in ambition

From Saturday Morning, 7:16 am on 7 September 2024
Severe weather conditions in American Samoa have resulted in damage to roads, infrastructure, property and coastal villages.

Severe weather conditions in American Samoa have resulted in damage to roads, infrastructure, property and coastal villages. Photo: Supplied

The Pacific Island forum, which had the theme Transformative Resilient Pasifiki: Build Better Now, wrapped up last week in Tonga.

But award-winning Australian climate scientist Dr. Joelle Gergis, who has worked as part of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, explains why she thinks it was lacking in ambition.