{"id":9874,"date":"2025-11-21T10:07:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdgnews.com\/?p=9874"},"modified":"2025-11-21T10:07:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:07:54","slug":"cop30-palaus-xavier-matsutaro-small-island-states-climate-emergency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sdgnews.com\/fr\/cop30-palaus-xavier-matsutaro-small-island-states-climate-emergency\/","title":{"rendered":"Live at COP30: Palau Says Small Island States Are \u2018Already Living\u2019 the Climate Emergency"},"content":{"rendered":"

SDG News\u2019 Heeta Lakhani interviews Palau\u2019s National Climate Change Coordinator Xavier Matsutaro on the stalled MutiR\u00e3o package, presidency-led text drafting, and why Small Island States say 1.5\u00b0C is now a matter of survival \u2014 not theory.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bel\u00e9m \u2014 As rain began to fall over the COP30 venue, the summit\u2019s tempo shifted into the tense, uncertain rhythm that often defines the midpoint of Week 2. Delegates clustered in corridors, phones buzzing with delayed text updates from the presidency. Inside this atmosphere, SDG News Chief Correspondent Heeta Lakhani<\/strong> spoke with Xavier Matsutaro<\/strong>, Palau\u2019s Head of Delegation and National Climate Change Coordinator, about where negotiations stand \u2014 and what is at stake for small island states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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