In a speech to the UN in September 2003 marking Tuvalu's 25 years of independence, then prime minister Saufatu Sopo'aga told the general assembly that his people lived 'in constant fear of the adverse impacts of climate change', and were 'deeply dismayed that key industrialised nations do ...
" said Tuvalu's foreign minister Simon Kofe in a speech to the COP27 climate summit, delivered against the backdrop of a digital island. "Our land, our ocean, our culture are the most precious assets of our people — and to keep them safe from harm, no matter what happens in the ...