#tuvalu

#tuvalu

We can't remain silent while our islands are sinking. We can't remain silent while our people are suffering, Talia said. Tuvalu is a nation of atolls and reef islands in the south Pacific and is considered acutely vulnerable to sea level rise and fiercer storms caused by the climate crisis. The US has withdrawn from the Paris climate agreement, and I think that's a shameful thing to do, he said.