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Palau, Tuvalu Press UN to Act as Seas Reclaim Island Land
Palau and Tuvalu say rising seas are erasing land and burial grounds as island leaders urge faster fossil fuel cuts.
- On Wednesday, Sept. 23, President Surangel Whipps joined other island leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City to address rising seas threatening their nations' survival.
- Rising seas have decimated Helen Island, where Whipps recently observed two-thirds of the land has disappeared. Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo noted his nation possesses only 26 square kilometers of land yet remains responsible for 750,000 square kilometers of ocean.
- Joyelle Clarke of Saint Kitts and Nevis described vanishing beaches, stating, "We're seeing a generation that's losing hope." Marshall Island Foreign Minister Kalani Kaneko added his people must "stay home, raise our own people, speak our own language and protect our own identity."
- Earlier this week, the United Nations adopted a resolution affirming small island states retain sovereignty and marine rights regardless of rising seas. Soares Barbosa of East Timor stated, "The survival of our nations cannot be negotiated."
- Scientists and the United Nations concede the world will surpass the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming mark within two years. Achieving net-zero emissions remains the only hope to prevent irreversible sea-level rise, the Alliance of Small Island States said.
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The Toronto Star+2 Reposted by 2 other sources
‘We’re not giving up’: Beset by climate change, island nations act as conscience of a warming world
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — When Palau President Surangel Samuel Whipps Jr. recently took his children to his nation's Helen Island, two-thirds of it was gone. Rising seas caused by climate change had swallowed generational burial grounds, washing away a people's…
·Toronto, Canada
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'We're not giving up': Beset by climate change, island nations act as conscience of a warming world
In the global power game of the U.N. General Assembly, small island states are often on the sidelines, offering moral advice to mightier nations which isn’t always heard.
·New York, United States
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