Climate change is of great concern to the 53 Commonwealth countries, especially its 31 small and developing states which are often the least polluting, but the first casualties of climate change. At a Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings in Malta and in the United Kingdom held in October 2018, Commonwealth leaders committed themselves to tackling climate change. This followed an examination by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association on the global implications of climate change and its impact on the smallest nations and territories in the world.
