Fiji, Oct. 8 -- The United Arab Emirates has called for climate negotiations to move beyond declarations and deliver financing and projects that improve the lives of communities facing the impacts of climate change.

UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment Dr Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak Al Shamsi said the Pacific Pre-COP31 discussions must help turn international climate commitments into practical action, highlighting Tuvalu's coastal adaptation project as evidence of what partnerships and predictable finance can achieve.

"Our overarching priority should be moving consensus to financing and implementation," Al Shamsi told Pacific leaders at the Pre-COP31 plenary in Denarau.

She said the leaders' visit to Funafuti had provided a d...