ALOFI, Niue, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Labor of Tuvalu, Enele Sopoaga, said here on Thursday the climate change has posed threats to the Pacific island people and it needs international efforts to reduce the threats and make the development in the region sustainable.

    Speaking at the 20th Post-forum Dialogue meeting, the special envoy of Tuvalu to the meeting said the Pacific Island countries have undertaking great efforts in reducing the emissions and tackling the climate change, but all the efforts would be in vain unless there was concerted international action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to finance the adaptation of vulnerable countries in the region.

    "At the international level we need your support in negotiating a much more robust framework for action on climate change than what we currently have in place," he told the 14 partners attending the Post-Forum dialogue meeting.

    The dialogue partners include China, the United States, India, Japan and the European Union.

    After mentioning the threats of the climate change to the vulnerable island countries like Tuvalu, Sopoaga said to reduce emission, it will require efforts by all countries, "but with the industrialized countries taking the lead."

    He also said much great investments in climate change adaptation was needed and that would require development and dissemination of technologies and information, as well as intensive capacity building program.

    The post-Kyoto framework must include these elements if it is to succeed, he said.