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In a special high-level summit to address the impacts or rising seas, small island nations pleaded for their survival and insisted on their sovereignty despite overflowing oceans. She described it as an existential threat.
World leaders taking part in the United Nations General Assembly are warning about sea level rise and the impacts of climate change.
Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine said that her country and similarly placed Island countries face the threat of being wiped out due to receding land.
In a special high-level summit to address the impacts of rising seas, small island nations pleaded for their survival and insisted on their sovereignty despite overflowing oceans. She described it as an existential threat.
Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan asked the international community to hold businesses and governments accountable and to increase climate funding. He pointed out the imbalance between the world’s military expenditure and funds needed to combat the effects of climate change.
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The President of Togo Faure Gnassingbé said he hoped Africa was not left behind, and that he believed investment in green energy and education are the key to a better future for Africa’s youth. He further added that the question of the environment would lead to major waves of migration towards the north.
