Severe weather conditions in American Samoa have resulted in damage to roads, infrastructure, property and coastal villages. Photo: Supplied
The Pacific Island forum, which had the theme Transformative Resilient Pasifiki: Build Better Now, wrapped up last week in Tonga.
But award-winning Australian climate scientist Dr. Joelle Gergis, who has worked as part of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, explains why she thinks it was lacking in ambition.
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