‘Survival of Tourism Depends on Paris Pact’

Advocate Praises Fiji's Role as Presidency of COP23
Fiji Sun, 19 February – Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama said the survival of the tourism industry was dependent on the plans reached in the Paris Agreement.

These plans were to reduce the carbon emissions that are causing global warming and the extreme weather events, rising seas and changing weather patterns, threatening lives worldwide.

And as the country approached the anniversary of Cyclone Winston, in remembrance of the tremendous suffering endured by our people and the lives lost, Mr Bainimarama, reminded the tourism industry stakeholders to stick to those plans.

“The country must stick to the plan reached in the Paris Agreement, not walk away from it,” Mr Bainimarama said. Read more…