Exploring how Papua New Guinea, although suffering the impacts of climate change, can reduce emissions and promote economic growth.

Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a small country adversely affected by the impacts of climate change. This paper explores a method to support the nation in achieving the goal of emission reduction. The areas affected include agriculture, fisheries, forestry and tourism which have a major contribution towards the GDP of PNG. The paper highlights PNG’s low economic growth rate and argues that there is the need to pay special attention paid to cooperation between nations and that there should be financial support for small island nations to adapt to the impacts of climate change. The paper also discusses various negotiating points on which the reduction of emissions and promotion of economic growth could be achieved mutually and amicably.