From erecting seawalls to selling citizenship, vulnerable small islands are taking sometimes drastic measures to protect themselves from rising seas, storms and economic devastation.
The Pacific Island of Tuvalu is grappling with the reality that much of its land mass may no longer lie above sea level by mid-century
Small islands have become a strong voice in international forums, pushing for more ambitious climate policies to curb global temperature rise, and were key to the 2015to pursue efforts to limit temperature rise to 1.5C.
However, he acknowledges that there are still knowledge gaps. "We recognise the critical importance of balancing development with environmental sustainability," he says. "This has led us to integrate climate resilience and ecosystem protection into our reclamation projects. A key example is the Ras Malé eco-city, designed to be raised 3m above sea level and powered entirely by renewable energy."", according to the IPPC .
"Our economy needs money yet we are preserving trees as the lungs of the Earth, whilst industrialised nations keep on emitting," Marape said. "You have not paid for any conservation."Papua New Guinea’s prime minister pulled out of COP29 over a "lack of support" for climate victims a move to stop attending such talks could have the opposite effect, isolating the country from climate discussions and weakening its ability to access climate finance.
"Many small islands are struggling with insupportable debt burdens caused not by fiscal profligacy, but the elevated cost of repeated rebuilding after intensifying climate-related shocks for which they bear no responsibility," the letter read.
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