The island nation is facing more threats from climate change, as under current conditions, one typhoon is enough to destroy the islands of Kiribati, Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands. This statement was made by coordinator of the global network of environmental non-governmental organizations Climate Action Network in Kiribati, Ms. Peleniza Alofa.
This is not a one-time event or disaster, but the increase in sea level risks completely sinking our homes. As a resident of the Kiribati archipelago, the losses and damages caused by climate change are now a part of our daily lives, the Daily Express quoted Alofa as saying.
The newspaper said that such statements from residents of Kiribati and other islands in the Pacific Ocean are not new. At previous climate summits, for example in 2017, ahead of COP23, an ecologist in Kiribati, Erietera Aram, spoke about the vulnerability of island residents.
My house is very small. If you stand in the middle, you will see water on both sides. We are vulnerable. One Tsunami, just one - and our whole country will disappear, Aram said, noting the increase in migrants from the island.
Speaking at the COP26 climate summit, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that neither he nor his country's people want to become climate migrants.
We do not want to leave our country. We love our land, and the meaning of life in a navel-cutting vegetable land is completely different from life in other places. We do not want to become climate migrants, but if there is no change, our country will disappear in the ocean, Prime Minister Morrison said.
The India Times on November 6 cited data from the climate research organization Climate Central as saying that 6 cities in the world could be submerged in water by 2030.
One of these cities could be Amsterdam. Despite all measures to prevent flooding, the city is at the forefront of global warming and rising sea levels.
In addition, the city of Basra, located in the Persian Gulf, could be submerged in water. Basra is located in a swamped area, which poses a risk of flooding.
Climate change will also affect the US New Orleans. New Orleans has a dam system, but the city government will still have to make efforts to keep the city from submerging in water for the next 10 years.
In addition, Italy's Venice is under threat, sinking 2mm of water per year. In addition, due to rising water levels, part of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam may be submerged in water. India's Kolkata city is also under threat from flooding.
Human impact on the environment was given top priority in the agenda at the COP26 Climate Change Summit in Glasgow, UK. The two-week United Nations conference was attended by delegates from about 200 countries. They are trying to agree on specific actions and cooperate to save the planet.
So far, a number of key commitments have been signed at the summit, including the partnership between the US and the European Union (EU) to reduce global methane emissions. More than 100 world leaders have agreed to stop and overcome deforestation by 2030 to preserve the Earth's vegetation and accelerate CO2 absorption from the atmosphere. Mechanical gas and CO2 from human activities contribute to the warming of the Earth.
The warming of the Earth is leading to the melting of icebergs and ice caps at both ends, which is one of the factors contributing to rising sea levels. As a result, some of the Pacific islanders could disappear altogether.
