Fiji, Oct. 7 -- Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has warned that COP31 must deliver concrete action on emissions and climate finance, saying 31 years of climate negotiations have failed to protect Pacific communities facing rising seas and extreme weather.

Speaking at the Pacific Pre-COP31 Leaders Plenary in Denarau, Wale said his visit to Tuvalu had brought home the personal impact of sea-level rise on his own people in Solomon Islands.

"Tuvalu was not just a sight visit for me on its shorelines. I saw the story of my own saltwater people of the Solomon Islands

"My own people have lost my house to sea level rise. My grandfather has lost his house to sea level rise. My daughter has lost her house to sea level rise.

"It's ve...