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Pre-COP31 Climate Summit in Fiji: Mountain and Island Nations Forge Alliance on Rapid Loss-and-Damage Payouts
High-altitude Himalayan states join Pacific island delegations in Suva, demanding binding mechanisms for climate reparations following a year of catastrophic flash floods and glacial retreats.
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- Over 40 frontline nations convene in Suva, Fiji for the Pre-COP31 Ministerial Dialogue, creating a unified negotiation bloc between mountain and oceanic states.
- Himalayan delegations, including Nepal, present alarming scientific data documenting heightened Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) threats across high river basins.
- Joint resolution insists that operational payouts from the UN Loss and Damage Fund be non-debt, unconditional grants rather than interest-bearing climate loans.
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