FUNAFUTI – The European Union Ambassador to the Pacific says the ratification of the Paris Agreement owes a lot to the efforts and co-operation between the EU and Pacific nations.

Andrew Jacobs is attending the Coalition of Atoll Nations on Climate Change Leaders Summit with other government heads in Tuvalu.

Mr Jacobs said the Pacific and EU were at the heart of the High Ambition Coalition which ensured that the Paris Agreement was robust and ambitious. With ratifications this week the Agreement enters into force in November.

Mr Jacobs said Pacific countries and other small island developing states were on the frontline in the battle against climate change.