Micronesian leaders say their nations will drown

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Updated July 17, 2009 19:19:18

Leaders of the Micronesian states say their nations will be "drowning" if the developed nations don't reduce greenhouse emission levels. The issue of climate change took centre stage at a meeting this week of leaders from the Micronesia States in the Marshall Islands capital of Majuro. The concerns come as Australia's Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs Duncan Kerr completed a trip through the region. It included stop-overs in places such as Kiribati and Tuvalu, which are regarded as some of the countries which will be first to be hit by the effects of climate change.

Presenter: Michael Cavanagh
Speaker: Australia's Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs Duncan Kerr

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