Fiji, Oct. 7 -- Naoero President David Adeang has challenged world leaders to move beyond climate pledges and deliver finance, emissions cuts and practical action for Pacific communities already facing the impacts of climate change.

Speaking at the Pacific Pre-COP31 Leaders' Plenary in Denarau, after leaders spent a day and a half in Tuvalu, Adeang said the experience should force governments to assess whether global climate commitments were reaching the people most exposed to climate change.

"What was seen in Tuvalu today should trouble every leader in the room.

"Tuvalu, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Palau, Naoero, and our Pacific neighbours are not facing a distant or theoretical threat. We are already living with the real conseque...