The Pasifika leaders also stressed that their ancestral stories have always conveyed the importance of living sustainably and protecting the health of the land, skies, and seas.
The new climate change, coastal and ocean management center to be established by the Government of India and USP is expected to serve as a hub for research and development for Pacific Island countries.
The crash killed 42-year-old mother Nancy Lefrançois and her 11-year-old son Loïc Chevalier, who were travelling in a passenger vehicle struck in the collision.