Fiji, Aug. 12 -- Pacific communities face a growing threat from climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution despite contributing only 0.01 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, SPREP Director General Sefanaia Nawadra says.

Nawadra made the remarks as the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) holds its fifth Executive Board Meeting in Samoa, where members are reviewing progress and setting priorities for the year ahead.

"We live in such volatile times. The impacts of economic, political and social challenges right across the world, as well as the toll of war, is a reality we cannot escape.

"Our Pacific people and communities are not immune. But we are up against a much greater threat, forcing us int...