Thirdly, I believe that one message should be made very clear to the Ivorian parties, both before the Pretoria meeting and after: action speaks louder than words.
(c) Allow children and young people to have a louder voice in national, regional and global intergovernmental and decision-making processes on climate change issues.
The call for increased investment in NCDs is growing louder, from rural hospital doctors to the 12 first ladies in Africa who are calling for more financing to fight cancer on the continent.
These islands all share the same vulnerabilities to climate change and by coming together have given themselves a louder voice in fighting a common cause.