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Tuvalu: Tuvalu’s Foreign Minister Simon Kofe delivers a speech while standing in knee-deep water in the middle of the ocean for the UN Climate Conference COP26 meeting in Glasgow. Wearing coat-half trousers and tie, he wanted to draw everyone’s attention to the rising sea level around Tuvalu by giving such a speech.
These videos and pictures of Simon Kofe are very much discussed on social media. Let us tell you, Tuvalu is a small island country located in the Pacific Ocean, where the effect of climate change can be clearly seen.
More than Simon’s speech, his look is much talked about, especially the trousers under the coat, in which his legs can be clearly seen.
Simon Kofe, delivering a speech in recorded video, said that real life in Tuvalu is facing difficult conditions due to the effects of climate change and sea level rise and related the impact that climate change has had on functioning in Tuvalu. Throws light on the adventures taken. It is worth noting that Kofe has made every effort that his concerns are taken into account because the threat of climate change is looming high on his country.
A government official said in this regard that the video was shot by public broadcaster TVBC in a far corner in Phongphale, the main island of the capital Funafuti. It was to be shown at the climate summit at a time when regional leaders were pushing for aggressive action to limit the impact of climate change.
Many large polters have vowed to accelerate their carbon cuts in the coming decades, with some aiming for net zero carbon emissions by 2050. But Pacific island leaders have called for immediate action, showing that the very survival of their low-lying countries is at stake.
