Rising sea levels: Is there any hope for the inhabitants of Tuvalu? | DW News

"We are staring at the existential threats of climate change. We are grappling with the questions of statelessness, sovereignty, the risk of losing our way of life", Ambassador Samuelu Laloniu, Special Envoy of the Government of Tuvalu, told DW's Leonie von Hammerstein. "I think there's a need for people to understand the human aspects, the human face of the climate crisis", he added.
The low-lying Pacific island nation of Tuvalu is one of the countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, especially sea level rise. "Our priority now is to build resilience and enhance our capacity to adapt."
Along with a senior delegation from his country, Mr. Laloniu has visited Geneva, Copenhagen, Paris and Berlin, to meet with senior government officials, UN representatives and civil society, and discuss the urgent need for climate action.
"If we are serious about sea level rise, we have to address the problem at the source. And, you know, fossil fuel is the greatest source of the climate crisis and sea level rise", he told DW.
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[@attilaabonyi8879]

You can hear it in his voice that he feels hopeless about this whole thing.

[@alandoane9168]

Because there's no hope. Read some of these comments and see how little hope there is.

[@attilaabonyi8879]

@@alandoane9168 i have read them, and most of them are more depressing than the last,some of them are even laughing at it or are dissmising the situation.

[@handler007]

Yes, go to ukraine and join the war for a cause.

[@attilaabonyi8879]

@@priapulida i don't believe that

[@ioneldobrin6613]

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[@toradora1439]

No body is going to care until it starts impacting their own back yard.

[@ioneldobrin6613]

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[@mrnobody043]

I am from The Netherlands and i am pretty sure we have the tech to raise an island like Tuvalu from the sea and keep the water from entering the landmass... We did it with our own country since the 14th century and we have helped other countries with reclaiming land from the sea too.. It all comes down to funding, and there is probably not enough money to make this happen for a small sized economy like Tuvalu.. sadly.. it costs Billions and the economy has an annual gross income somewhere between 60 and 70 million..

[@choopa1670]

Also Netherlands is not surrounded by water as you have the European land mass partially surrounding the Netherlands. So it would be more of a mission for Tuvalu then the Netherlands. Sad to see

[@terransunited]

Or at least have a UN fund to build a form of oil rig type heightened platform, but to mark previous existing peoples lands. No habitable land just a towering marker that can withstand harsh weather, so perhaps one day these people's could return to heritage homelands. It will be originally dead in many ways but if the water recedes again there is hope. There could be protection of previous peoples lands by UN/NATO/QUAD potentially BRICS though China is known for claiming disputed islands as their own 😂

[@lucidnonsense942]

There's a HUGE difference between the shallow North sea off the coast of Netherlands and the Pacific Ocean. Just outside the islands it drops to abyssal depths.

[@M3ganwillslay]

LOL ..don't daydream hollandia😂

[@M3ganwillslay]

​@@lucidnonsense942exactly...this Holland guy is so full of it .he has no idea about the tropics 😂

[@vrvaughn]

This reporter seems gleeful about their plight… whoever is directing these young reporters to smile and seem bright is doing a great disservice to them.

[@ioneldobrin6613]

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[@poleun9]

They tried to warn us, but we just kept kicking the can down to the next generation and now it's too late for Tuvalu

[@braxxian]

You think a few politicians making promises they are never going to keep let alone will actually do anything will stop the sea rising on a 4 billion year old planet?. Good luck with that.

[@sabinereynaudsf]

Even if Germany stops it's entire economy today, it probably wouldn't save Tuvalu.

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[@ubelyildmar2368]

Very poor social skills from the interviewer. Watching her gives me vicarious embarrassment.

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[@ubelyildmar2368]

Why the reporter smiling? Rip Tuvalu

[@Iceyfire12]

That’s the Standard Reporter facial expression!

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[@OrianJamieson28]

this is soo heartbreaking!

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[@diazvirdani1059]

*Head of State Tuvalu, still King UK🇬🇧*

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[@gerryhouska2859]

Australia just approved four new coal mines. Money before people!

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[@wulfcogle9988]

Sorry, I had to pause your video at around the 3 ish minute mark. Shared in Scotland. Watching the rest now. Saor Alba.

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[@rollingdownfalling]

It reminded me of places like Venice and Jakarta.

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[@lulufulu4867]

A suitable island nearby should be donated by one of the billionaires

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[@michaelm293]

Are they sure it isn't because of plate techtonics

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[@davidblank9043]

Tu value!!!

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[@markycypress8484]

Why is she so excited?

[@ioneldobrin6613]

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[@seawench555]

Just answer the ladies Question, what are u physically doing to counteract the water ingress. Like building big walls etc he has no idea. Probably because u can't stop the water point blank.

[@ioneldobrin6613]

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[@monikarani4471]

Paradise on earth will drown .

[@KIA-MIA-POW]

Not too far away and the sea has not risen 1cm in the last 10 years! The sea is not rising, it's the sea bed and land mass falling due to seismic activity.

[@matthewmiller6568]

The sea level has risen 5-8 inches.

[@TheValSawyer]

You really need to educate yourself. Making statements like this not only shows a lack of basic knowledge on the ongoing and present situation but a blatant disregard for the people impacted.

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​@@TheValSawyerread and inform

[@KIA-MIA-POW]

It's a pretty safe bet that those responding critically to the original post have neither visited Tuvalu, the South Pacific, or have any geological knowledge. Ignorance is bliss!

[@angeline12345]

❤🗣️🌍🙏🏽

[@handler007]

Yes, go to ukraine and join the war for a cause.

[@ioneldobrin6613]

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[@reinaldodesflamino2764]

Netherlands next?

[@antoniousai1989]

The Netherlands is already under sea level. It's mostly reclaimed land. Search for a historic map of the country.

[@ioneldobrin6613]

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[@CausticLemons7]

The costs of inaction against climate change become more and more devastating everyday. I hope we will wake up and work together before it's too late.

[@ioneldobrin6613]

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[@jaydani1996]

This is fascinating imagine an entire nation disappearing due to climate change

[@ioneldobrin6613]

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[@gone547]

No. Due to the normal comings and goings of nature. Do your homework before getting all hysterical and teary-eyed. Eighty-eight percent of the earth's seismic activity takes place under the ocean and the ocean floor is under constant shift. That's just for starters.

[@quaoar213]

The average sea level during every interglacial period within the current Quarternary Ice Age was 60 to 80 ft higher than today. They should relocate

[@sabinereynaudsf]

They are talking about relocation. Sea level rose by 6 cm during the 19th century and 19 cm in the 20th century. The rise is faster then has been over time prior to the industrial revolution.

[@ioneldobrin6613]

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[@quaoar213]

@@sabinereynaudsf ALL transitions from glacial to interglacial periods occur abruptly. You should google that statement and read and inform. Our climate transition is actually mild compared to the past . For example.... the Dansgaard-Oescher event saw 8° of temperature fluctuation over 40 years. The sea level is rising because the ice has been melting for thousands of years....not just since 1780.....and as in all natural dynamics, the increase is exponential. If excess CO2 from human activity is causing global warming, how did an ice sheet 3 1/2 miles thick on top of North America melt before the Industrial Revolution ?

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[@Friends22336]

Haere ki te aotearoa polynesians forefathers

[@papaholke6909]

PLEASE exercise CAREFULY ... the SEA that RISE OR the LAND that SINKING

[@ioneldobrin6613]

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[@randallbermudez9021]

Mangrove trees prevent flooding:

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[@MrSean03839]

Answer: No.

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[@SmedleyDouwright]

Is the sea rising or is that piece of land sinking?

[@attilaabonyi8879]

The sea is rising MAKING it dissapear

[@Mishn0]

@@attilaabonyi8879 Or, sea floor subsidence. Or, it isn't "disappearing" at all and this is just a money grab. The Maldives were supposed to be under water 20 years ago and yet, they're still just as high above sea level as they ever were, but they got a lot of money from the scare tactics.

[@attilaabonyi8879]

@@Mishn0 and let me guess some rich oil barron made you say that?

[@nunofoo8620]

@@Mishn0 No scientific paper predicted that the Maldives were supposed to go under water 20 years ago. That's just some made up nonsense anthropogenic climate change deniers are trained to spout.

[@antoniousai1989]

Tuvalu is like 0.5m above sea level, most of those atolls are the top of a volcanic caldera, and no, it isn't sinking. It's the water rising a bit. For them, even 20-40 cm is a problem.

[@walkman1984]

haha

[@garysuplee5092]

Well,..on the bright 🌞 side.. There's not much time left.. See: Satan's Five Months Reign Shepherds Student Masters degree, Master Sargeant, USMC, Scholar. He's not playing church ! Thank 😊 you DW Warriors 💙 .

[@threepac]

So when is this sea level rise scheduled to happen? Does anyone know.

[@matthewmiller6568]

5-8 inches

[@MrSean03839]

Already been taking place for many decades.

[@DyreStraits]

Every day for the next thousand years.

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[@carlyellison8498]

Wind & Solar bilge pumps!

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[@mathisyahu7945]

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[@mathisyahu7945]

@@ioneldobrin6613 Inform whom?

[@yepyep2921]

So Tuvalu is not sinking. The sea levels may be rising but not to the extent to envelop Tuvalu. King Tides instead cover the lowest laying areas of the islands. King tides have been occurring at least once every year. This is a natural occurrence and is not “man made”. But what should be done is countries can help with possible solutions to the problem, or relocation of those affected.

[@ioneldobrin6613]

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[@monikarani4471]

If people in hot countries stop wearing a shirt 👕 it will be very good for the environment 👌

[@jeremytine]

Does anyone really care about a tiny island nation of 11k in the middle of the pacific? I mean sucks to be them, but who is going to pay to relocate them?

[@gangareddy7575]

Tuvalu country saved by only lord shiva temple. this is my opinion

[@ioneldobrin6613]

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[@georgejenkins3371]

Was there ever a time when a "nation" composed of three reef islands and six atolls, rising only 15 feet above sea level, AT ITS HIGHEST POINT, and having a total land area of only 10 square miles was not in danger of being inundated? It is surprising that the whole country is not covered by water with every spring tide. They are fortunate they do not see the 40 foot tides we have on the Bay of Fundy.

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[@xenochaosxc]

Civil engineering has many ways for dealing with such things.

[@alandoane9168]

Destroying every car on the planet a century ago would have been a good start.

[@toradora1439]

Such as?

[@oneshothunter9877]

Civil Engineering kinda started this, or say - is accelerating the changes. Not lol

[@xenochaosxc]

@@alandoane9168 Nuclear energy is the safest, cleanest, greenest energy there is. But you cry about that too, don't you?

[@yepyep2921]

The world has cooled and warmed cyclically for centuries. With both warming ages with hot periods and ice ages with cooling periods. When it comes to weather nothing is new under the sun. The only difference are alarmists that think humanity has an extreme ability to cause any substantial change to the Earth.

[@gregreymcdaniel8694]

Some areas lose land mass while other areas gain land mass as the waters shift. Look at coastal regions maps of the 1700's. The waters have always shifted and will continue to do so even after all of these individuals demand government do something. Nothing government does will stop it.

[@braxxian]

The climate and sea levels have changed countless times down through Earths history with no help needed from man. People today have no attention span and even less understanding of historical climate cycles. They are perfect for manipulation.

[@matthewmiller6568]

This isn't caused by erosion though. This is rising sea levels

[@gregreymcdaniel8694]

@@matthewmiller6568 I was not referring to erosion. I specifically stated waters shift causing some areas to lose land while other areas gain land. This has been happening since God created Earth. But sure you can believe that giving government more money will solve this in some manner, after all government has solved the issue of homelessness and malnutrition around the globe, right.

[@matthewmiller6568]

@@gregreymcdaniel8694 my dude that is erosion. One area loses land and in another it is deposited. That's erosion. Oh I understand you now, whenever your actions and choices indirectly negatively affect everyone else it's somehow God's fault, is that right?

[@MrSean03839]

No area is gaining from sea level rise. The ocean surrounds all coastal lands and makes the oceans cover 70% of the Earths surface. If the ocean rises how could other land areas gain? LoL!!!! Perhaps you should spend less time writing about your invisible friend and invest time into gaining actual scientific knowledge.

[@albertoa8794]

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[@practicalphilosophy9031]

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[@albertoa8794]

They can move to germany 🤔🤣

[@practicalphilosophy9031]

exactly :)

[@oneshothunter9877]

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[@practicalphilosophy9031]

Am sorry I forgot Amen.

[@alphaomega1351]

We just gotta keep sending prayers 🙏 and hope that once a million are received a miracle will be awarded. 😶

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[@rogueraven7603]

Funny how other places aren’t showing all this sea rise. Must be a regional thing.

[@matthewmiller6568]

What are you talking about? Every country is recording this.

[@rogueraven7603]

@@matthewmiller6568 stop drinking the kool aid

[@matthewmiller6568]

@@rogueraven7603 you and the flat earther's huh?

[@rogueraven7603]

@@matthewmiller6568 your fiction doesn’t hold water.pun intended

[@matthewmiller6568]

@@rogueraven7603 it does considered that the rise since 1900 is estimated to be 5-8 inches.

[@bradleedenney]

Let's let it rise. Like we have any say on if or when sea level rises or falls.

[@ioneldobrin6613]

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[@milesobrien2694]

They can hope to learn how to live underwater along with Indonesia, and all the South Pacific atolls.

[@milesobrien2694]

@Uncle Sam 🏴‍☠️ A whole bunch of beachfront property is about to disappear.

[@oneshothunter9877]

Wave - pun intented - byebye to Florida and lots of most big cities on earth at the same time, too.

[@williamwelling4872]

Do what Holland build sea walls this will happen wether humans are on earth or not it's mother earth at work

[@antoniousai1989]

Yeah, cause the swampy waters of northern Europe are totally the same thing as the Pacific Ocean. Also, reclamation in the Netherlands was founded initially by colonial investment when the country was the richest on the planet and over the course of 400 years. Tuvalu is sadly not in the condition to do the same, even if it was technically feasible, which is not. Italy is spending more than the GDP of Tuvalu just to save Venice.

[@markycypress8484]

Holland is rich

[@THEPete_]

Folks, sea levels rise and have done through history just look at ancient cities like Atlantis

[@MrSean03839]

Where is Atlantis? LoL!!!

[@bernardofitzpatrick5403]

Pete pedagogue and polymath has spoken 🤣

[@susandoerr3896]

a creative solution will be reached. things get old. things sink. things float. things flood and freeze and drop off. we old people we are still here and willing to make sacrifices for the younger generation.

[@antoniousai1989]

ROFL, what kind of sacrifice since you created the problem? ahah

[@ReallyFarFarAway]

You're still clearly a danger for the rest of us !!! So, it might after all have been good that your 'Guardian' ended Nordstream for you .. ?

[@martinklawinski2933]

Corals grow much faster than sea level rises, otherwise this islands wouldn't exist.

[@antoniousai1989]

Yeah, because islands grow because of corals. How d*** can you be?

[@martinklawinski2933]

@@antoniousai1989 Tuvalu is an atoll. Atolls are made by coral. You don't know nothing i***t.

[@matthewmiller6568]

Corals are dying off due to increase in ocean temperature.

[@yepyep2921]

@@matthewmiller6568 Nope. It’s actually due to fertilizer runoff.

[@ioneldobrin6613]

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[@curiousfurious5877]

BS.

[@SheepofTheShepherd-nu3lz]

this is happening everywhere, this mean Jesus will be back sooner than many understand

[@JBShreve]

Lol this is such a joke.

[@practicalphilosophy9031]

indeed

[@oneshothunter9877]

Yes. Very amusing that others lives are doomed.

[@practicalphilosophy9031]

@@oneshothunter9877 pest.

[@JBShreve]

@@oneshothunter9877 no one’s life is doomed because of sea levels rising. Name one city that has been effected by sea levels rising?

[@oneshothunter9877]

@@JBShreve Miami? Maybe I should've wrote "livelihoods" instead? Many people are already suffering from climate change, mostly in poor countries. Coming to a theater near you soon.

[@alandoane9168]

Jesus wept.

[@practicalphilosophy9031]

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