“As big countries in the Pacific – Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand – we have a sense of responsibility to the smaller island countries, because displacement of these smaller communities will first and foremost be our neighborhood responsibility.”

—  James Marape

James Marape (2019) cited in: " Australia must help protect Pacific from climate change, PNG prime minister says https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/27/australia-must-help-protect-pacific-from-climate-change-png-prime-minister-says" in The Guardian, 26 July 2019.

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