The impacts of climate change are imminent in Tuvalu. Its low-lying archipelago of six coral atolls and three reef islands is located in the South Pacific, spanning around 25 square kilometres and home to around 11,000 people.
Researchers predict that Tuvalu will be nearly fully submerged by the end of the century.
In 2021, Tuvalu's then foreign minister Simon Kofe famously addressed the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26, saying the island nation was "sinking" and climate mobility had to become a priority — all whilst standing knee-deep in the ocean at a lectern.
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