Australia Pledges $110 Million to Support Tuvalu’s Climate Change Efforts

Meanwhile, the former prime minister of the small Pacific nation has criticised the New Zealand government for embracing gas drilling.

People gather at the airport three times a week to welcome and farewell passengers from Suva of Fiji in Funafuti, Tuvalu, on Aug. 15, 2018. Fiona Goodall/Getty Images for Lumix

While Australia steps up with another $110 million to assist the small Pacific nation of Tuvalu to mitigate climate change, former Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga has criticised New Zealand’s right-leaning government for a recent decision to re-start importing coal into the country.

Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong and her opposition counterpart Simon Birmingham visited Tuvalu capital Funafuti on a bipartisan visit to discuss security and climate change.