U.S President Barack Obama says some Pacific Island nations can “disappear” entirely if the rise in sea level continues.
“Their (Pacific Island nations) populations are among the most vulnerable to the ravages of climate change,” the leader of the world’s most powerful nation, the US, said. “If sea levels rise at currently projected levels, at the pace that is projected, some of their people will be forced to flee their homes. “Some of their nations could disappear entirely, and as weather patterns change, we might deal with tens of millions of climate refugees from the Asia-Pacific region.” He told world leaders at the climate change summit in Paris that “the views of these smaller nations, and their voice, in these negotiations will be absolutely vital”. “The bottom line is this: The nations that are represented by the leaders right here today, they are not the most populous nations, they do not have great armies, they do not have the biggest influence in ... international organisations,” he said. “But as Prime Minister (Peter) O’Neill indicated from Papua New Guinea, they have a right to dignity and to a sense of place and continuity of culture as everybody else does. “Their voice is vital in making sure that the kind of agreement that emerges here in Paris is not just serving the interests of the most powerful, but is serving the interests of the most vulnerable as well.
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