A declaration outlining actions to tackle Climate Change is circling the Pacific Island countries for support before being delivered to world leaders at COP 23 in Bonn, Germany.

Organised by 350.org, the Pacific Climate Warriors Declaration on Climate Change is calling for a transition from fossil fuels to 100% renewable energy, urgent finance for countries facing irreversible loss and damage, exclusion of the fossil fuel industry at the climate negotiations, and an increase in efforts to limit global average temperatures rising to 1.5 degrees from pre-industrial levels as per the Paris Agreement.

With Fiji presiding over COP 23 this year, 350 Fiji Coordinator, George Nacewa, said that young indigenous voices are also needed from the Pacific in Bonn, to highlight the reality of Pacific communities being on the frontline of climate change.

“We also need the world to recognize the resilient spirits of our people in the face of this climate crisis.”

In addition to the declaration, stories of how climate change impacts people’s homes will be collected throughout the Pacific Island countries.

"We know what has to be done to keep our islands above water, and it has to be done by people at all levels- from grassroots to governments. This is a sure shot way of ensuring that grassroots voices are elevated and brought into these policy spaces," said Nacewa.

He said delivering the declaration to world leaders at COP23 is “so they know exactly what is going on in the Pacific and what our people need to keep our islands above water”.

The declaration can be signed online at www.haveyoursei.org [2].