Pope Francis on Saturday met the Pacific Island Forum, a delegation of leaders from the Pacific Island states on their way to the COP23 talks in Bonn. The group hope to play a key role in discussions on how to implement the 2015 Paris agreement on cutting carbon emissions and helping to prevent global warming.
During their meeting Pope Francis share his concerns about the impact of rising sea levels on vulnerable island, coastal and fishing communities and called for global cooperation, solidarity and strategies to address issues such as the deterioration of the environment and the health of oceans. Pope Francis blamed many of the causes of this "environmental decay" on short-sighted human activity, provoked by the exploitation of natural and human resources.
Source: Independent Catholic News