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Tuvalu

Fiji and Tuvalu to host pre-COP31 climate meetings

First climate migrants arrive in Australia from Tuvalu threatened by rising sea levels

Aerial view of Funafuti, Tuvalu’s most populous island, September 6, 2024. Picture taken through plane window. REUTERS/Kirsty Needham
Aerial view of Funafuti, Tuvalu’s most populous island, September 6, 2024. Picture taken through plane window. REUTERS/Kirsty Needham

Tiny Tuvalu says it treasures ‘special relationship’ with Taiwan

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te welcomes Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo, in front of the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan, on Nov 18.
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te welcomes Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo, in front of the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan, on Nov 18.

‘We don't want to become a memory’, says minister of endangered Tuvalu

Tuvalu might become uninhabitable this century if planet-heating emissions are not constrained.
Tuvalu might become uninhabitable this century if planet-heating emissions are not constrained.

Tiny Tuvalu seeks assurance from US its citizens won’t be barred

FILE PHOTO: Aerial view of Funafuti, Tuvalu’s most populous island, September 6, 2024. Picture taken through plane window. REUTERS/Kirsty Needham/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Aerial view of Funafuti, Tuvalu’s most populous island, September 6, 2024. Picture taken through plane window. REUTERS/Kirsty Needham/File Photo

Australia is offering a special ‘climate’ visa – and people in Tuvalu are applying fast

Tuvalu is home to just about 10,000 or so people scattered across nine small coral islands.
Tuvalu is home to just about 10,000 or so people scattered across nine small coral islands.

Taiwan’s President Lai visits Pacific ally Tuvalu

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te being greeted by members of the public at the international airport in Majuro, Marshall Islands, on Dec 3.
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te being greeted by members of the public at the international airport in Majuro, Marshall Islands, on Dec 3.

Pacific atolls face $13.5 billion cost of rising sea levels, says World Bank

FILE PHOTO: Aerial view of Funafuti, Tuvalu’s most populous island, September 6, 2024. Picture taken through plane window. REUTERS/Kirsty Needham/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Aerial view of Funafuti, Tuvalu’s most populous island, September 6, 2024. Picture taken through plane window. REUTERS/Kirsty Needham/File Photo

Commonwealth leaders say sinking nations should keep their maritime boundaries

APIA, SAMOA - OCTOBER 25: King Charles III poses with new Heads of Government from across the Commonwealth at the New Heads of Government Reception at Taumeasina Island Resort on October 25, 2024 in Apia, Samoa. The King's visit to Australia is his first as monarch, and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa will be his first as head of the Commonwealth.     Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS
APIA, SAMOA - OCTOBER 25: King Charles III poses with new Heads of Government from across the Commonwealth at the New Heads of Government Reception at Taumeasina Island Resort on October 25, 2024 in Apia, Samoa. The King's visit to Australia is his first as monarch, and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa will be his first as head of the Commonwealth.     Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS

Nasa climate models show Pacific islands will flood in ‘business as usual’ scenario

Nasa researchers say almost the entire Pacific island nation of Tuvalu is vulnerable to flooding.
Nasa researchers say almost the entire Pacific island nation of Tuvalu is vulnerable to flooding.

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