Fiji, Oct. 6 -- For a coastal village in Fiji waiting to move to higher ground, the question is not how many billions are pledged at global talks, but how long does that money take to arrive.

That was the key question Fiji's Permanent Secretary for Environment and Climate Change, Dr Sivendra Michael, in his opening address to development partners at a high-level Climate Finance session on Scaling Adaptation Finance for the Blue Pacific.

The Pre-COP side event was co-hosted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Pacific Community (SPC) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Environment Programme (SPREP); who are also partner Accredited Entities to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) under the Regional Programmatic Approach to Climate Action or RP...