At a time when the climate crisis is increasingly becoming a tangible reality, small island nations face extraordinary challenges. Tuvalu, a nation in the heart of the Pacific, finds itself on the front line of this clash against the forces of nature, accelerated by human actions.
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As the waters rise, threatening to swallow its physical existence, this country takes measures bold efforts to ensure that their culture, history and sovereignty persist beyond the limitations geographical.
Urgent situation
Tuvalu faces the imminent risk of being completely submerged due to rising sea levels, which would be a consequence of climate change. Prime Minister Kausea Natano, speaking at side events during the UN General Assembly, highlighted the urgency of the situation.
With a population of approximately eleven thousand inhabitants spread across nine islands, which together cover 560 km, Tuvalu is a country that values its national symbols.
His flag, for example, is made up of a sky-blue field with eleven yellow stars, each representing one of the islands in the archipelago. Interestingly, the flag still has the stars of the two islands that were once submerged.
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Anticipatory initiatives
Faced with rising waters, Tuvalu is not only warning the world about the consequences of carbon emissions, but is also looking for ways to preserve its culture and identity.
The country has defended environmental measures, such as taxing fossil fuels and creating a fund to compensate for the damage caused by climate change.
Cultural preservation in the virtual world
In the latest attempt to protect its cultural heritage, Tuvalu is digitizing its collection cultural, ensuring that future generations can have access to the country's cultural riches via Internet.
Additionally, the government of Tuvalu is developing a representation of the country in the metaverse, which will provide climate refugees the opportunity to virtually “visit” Tuvalu and connect with their roots historical.
Projections for the future
Experts predict that if current conditions persist, Tuvalu could disappear beneath the waves within a short period of time. estimated to be between 50 and 100 years old, marking current inhabitants as possibly the last to experience the country in its original form physical.
