El gráfico ubica todos los estados miembros del FIP, destacando al anfitrión del foro este año, Tuvalu, y sus graves preocupaciones por la elevación de los niveles del mar.
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Temores sobre el cambio climático se plantearán en la 50ª reunión del FIP

By Ninian Carter

August 13, 2019 - August 16, 2019 - Los líderes que se reunirán en Funafuti se concentrarán en el cambio climático, cuya amenaza podría llevar a la desaparición, en 80 años, de algunos estados bajo el nivel del mar.

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.

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PUBLISHED: 29/07/2019; STORY: Graphic News
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