Tuvalu Foreign Minister Simon Coffee recorded his speech at the Water Climate Summit to alert the international community to the danger of his country becoming extinct due to the impact of climate change on the island.
Tuvalu is one of the countries of Oceania, formed by several islands and atolls, and is also considered one of the first candidate countries to disappear due to rising sea levels.
So, in a suit and tie, but pants down to his knees and in the water, Simon Coffee wanted to emphasize the importance of his speech at the COP26 conference, which will take place in Glasgow before November 12, and draw attention to the problem. what the country is facing.
“This speech compares the COP26 scenario with the real-life situations faced in Tuvalu due to the impacts of climate change and sea level rise,” guaranteed Coffee, quoted by CNN. Unusual images of the politician have become widespread on social networks.
According to a government source, the video was filmed by public broadcaster TVBC in Fongafal, the main island of the capital Funafuti. The speech is expected to be broadcast on Tuesday, at a time when regional leaders are demanding a more aggressive stance to limit the impact of climate change.
Major polluting countries have pledged to step up carbon reductions over the coming decades, and some have pledged to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050. But the leaders of the Pacific Islands want immediate action as the region’s survival is at stake.
