Fiji, Nov. 10 -- A hundred and ninety-eight parties attending the 31st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Antalya, Turkiye, including 14 Pacific countries, have been urged to use the 'spirit of talanoa' to ensure a successful outcome for the protection of lives and communities around the world.

Following the successful hosting of pre-COP31 by Tuvalu and Fiji, as part of the Australia Pacific COP31 Partnership, COP31 President of Negotiations and Australian Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, said the "same sense of determination," rooted in dialogue and cooperation, is needed in Turkiye.

"We saw the spirit of talanoa, of dialogue and cooperation, at the Pacific Pre-COP...