Cop26: Tuvalu minister appeals with water on his knees

(ANSA) – ROME, NOVEMBER 06 – An appeal with legs immersed in the sea up to the knees to denounce the risks associated with climate change in the archipelago. So Simon Kofe, minister of Tuvalu, a Polynesian island state in the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Australia, decided to videotape his speech for COP26 to underline the damage suffered by the territory of his country due to the rise in the level. of the sea.

An initiative aimed at drawing attention to the urgency of the environmental crisis and underlining Tuvalu’s efforts in this sense, explains the country’s Ministry of Justice, Communications and Foreign Affairs on Facebook.

“The statement pairs the Cop26 setting with the real-life situation faced in Tuvalu due to the impact of climate change and sea level rise and highlights the determined action Tuvalu has taken to address the very pressing issues. of human mobility in the context of climate change “, writes the ministry. (HANDLE).

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