Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa said the world must step back from the brink of climate catastrophe to save people in the Pacific region from extinction. writes about it Guard.
On the eve of an important report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, expected to be the scientific “final warning” of the climate emergency, the Prime Minister of Samoa issued a desperate call for action.
“We are all affected, but the extent of the impact depends on the particular circumstances of the countries,” said Mataafa. But he also added that sea-level atoll countries may be the first to suffer from the crisis. “There are already examples of whole communities moving to different countries in the Pacific,” he said. “They really have to deal with issues of sovereignty through loss of territory,” said Mataafa.
He warned that all countries would face increasing harm if they did not act now. “This is a collective issue, no one is immune from the consequences of climate change,” the politician said in an interview with the publication.
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