APIA, Samoa: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned on Thursday (Aug 22) that some Pacific territories face "annihilation" from climate-induced cyclones, ocean heatwaves and rising sea lev
On a visit to Samoa, he said the fate of Pacific islands depended on limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
"High and rising sea levels pose an enormous threat to Samoa, to the Pacific and to other small island developing states, and these challenges demand resolute international action," Guterres said.The Pacific region contributes just 0.02 per cent of global carbon emissions, he noted. "Sea levels are rising even faster than the global average, posing an existential threat to millions of Pacific Islanders," he added.Guterres urged richer nations to live up to their commitments to help pay for the consequences of climate change in developing countries.
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