In his keynote address at one of the six high-level side events held on the first day of the climate change talks in Le Bourget, just outside this city, President Aquino drew a stark picture of the already serious effects of global warming on climate-vulnerable countries. The Forum currently has 20 members, namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bhutan, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Kiribati, Madagascar, Maldives, Nepal, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Vietnam.
