Fiji, May 6 -- Japan, the largest donor to the Asian Development Bank (ADF) has asked that particular emphasis is placed on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the disbursement of Asian Development Fund (ADF14) funds.

The call was made by Shunichi Suzuki, the ADB Governor for Japan, in his statement to the Annual Governors meeting in Tbilisi, Georgia Sunday.

"A particular emphasis should be placed on SIDS, which are confronting the negative impact of climate change such as natural disasters, aggravated by their idiosyncratic characteristics such as small domestic markets and geographical remoteness from major economies."

"Japan strongly supports the expansion of ADF's assistance to SIDS, which we believe will help the region foste...