Christine Milne (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes:

(i) the tragic loss of life and devastating impacts of Tropical Cyclone Pam on schools, hospitals, homes, water supplies, crops, fertile lands and critical infrastructure in Vanuatu,

(ii) the initial $5 million pledged by the Government and encourages ongoing increased support and assistance as it is requested by our Pacific neighbours, and

(iii) That the President of Vanuatu, Mr Baldwin Lonsdale, has attributed the intensity of the damage wreaked by Cyclone Pam to global warming; and

(b) calls on the Government to:

(i) heed and act on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 6th assessment report on extreme weather events as they are intensified by global warming, and

(ii) prepare updated disaster mitigation and response plans as the impacts of global warming worsen.