Fiji, June 30 -- Tonga Prime Minister Lord Fatafehi Fakafanua has called for greater investment in climate adaptation, saying Pacific Island countries face their biggest security challenge from climate change and need support to build resilient infrastructure, strengthen economies and prepare communities for a changing climate.

Speaking to Net Zero Investor, Lord Fakafanua said climate change has shaped Tonga's development priorities because of the country's vulnerability as a small island developing state.

"Climate change is not a new phenomenon. It's something I grew up around and has had scientific consensus since the 1980s. Being a small island developing state, we are at the forefront of the effects of climate change. So it was rea...