Tuvalu, facing imminent climate doom, turns itself into a ‘digital nation’

By Kat Wong

December 6, 2023

Kausea Natano-Tuvalu
Tuvalu prime minister Kausea Natano. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

A Pacific island nation that could soon be swallowed by rising sea levels has taken steps to preserve its statehood by migrating into the digital realm.

The findings of the first global stocktake of climate change progress will be unveiled at COP28 in Dubai, attended by Australian officials, within the next week.

But a technical assessment released in September revealed none of the 195 countries who have signed the Paris Agreement are on track to keep global temperature rises below 1.5C, which means low-lying island nations may cease to exist.

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