SYDNEY, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Australia has upped its disaster relief for the Pacific in an attempt to appeasing regional leaders while continuing it's fossil-fuel policies.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday announced an 80-million-Australian dollar (60.91-million-U.S. dollar) increase to the low-lying Pacific islands vulnerable to climate change at the Pacific Island Forum (PIF) in Micronesia.
The four-year 300-million-Australian dollar package (228.41-million-U.S. dollar) will be used on engineering projects to protect against flooding from cyclones, early warning systems and rain water catchment tanks, Turnbull said.
"For Australia, there is no more pressing need for regional action than on climate change and resilient development," Turnbull told the PIF leaders summit.
Australia and New Zealand were both admonished at the 2015 summit - which preceded the Paris climate talks - for not committing to stronger action on climate change.
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