AlQa'dah 3, 1434, Sep 9, 2013, SPA -- U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, calling climate change a "challenge of our time," said the government back an agenda adopted at a Pacific Island Forum, UPI reported. The Marshall Islands hosted international delegates at the forum, which put climate issues at the forefront of its agenda. Warming trends have led to declining polar ice levels, elevating sea levels and subsequently threatening low-lying regions like Micronesia and the Marshall Islands. Leaders from the Pacific islands community last week issued the 12-page Majuro Declaration calling for urgent action on climate issues. The declaration will be presented to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this month.
