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Klimawandel Gespräche beim 50. Forum der Pazifik Inseln
August 13, 2019 - August 16, 2019 - Regierungschefs werden beim 50. Pazifik Inseln Forum (PIF) vor allem den Klimawandel ansprechen, für einige Pazifik Staaten könnte er das völlige Verschwinden in den kommenden 80 Jahren bedeuten, da das Meeresniveau stetig ansteigt.
The forum’s Boe Declaration specifically identifies the threat from climate change as “the single greatest threat to the livelihood, security and wellbeing of the peoples of the Pacific”.
The PIF communiqué on the declaration calls on countries to meet their emissions reduction commitments under the Paris Agreement.
Climate disaster has already arrived for many in the region, with some PIF nations barely poking their noses above the ocean – Tuvalu lists its highest point as 4.6 metres – and rising oceans are eating into their limited land mass.
The current predicted sea level rise of 2 meters by 2100 will mean total submersion for several PIF states. The climate change threat of more numerous and ferocious cyclones adds to the region’s fear for the future.