Copyright © Françoise Herrmann
The most dramatic intervention at COP26 was the pre-recorded speech of the Minister of Justice, Communications, and Foreign Affairs, Simon Kofe of the Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu. The Minister spoke, knee-deep in the waters, rising around the Island nation of Tuvalu. Waters threatening the existence of Tuvalu's population of 12,000, with no hope of ever-receding, as a direct consequence of climate change. Kofe stated:
"We are sinking, but so is everybody else." (Kofe, Nov. 8 2021)
Reference
Kofe, S.(Nov. 8, 2021). Pre-recorded video address, delivered on the occasion the UNFCCC COP26 meeting in Glasgow, UK, Nov. 1-12, 2021. https://youtu.be/icbyIsXi1RM
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