# Pacific Islands Urge Climate Action

> Pacific island nations warn of rising seas and demand urgent global climate response.
- Title: Pacific Islands Urge Climate Action · Dw | Shortify
- Summary: Pacific island nations warn of rising seas and demand urgent global climate response. Pacific Island nations face existential sea level rise threats and call…
- Keywords: pacific islands, sea level rise, climate action, aosis, un climate conference, tuvalu, fossil fuels, climate finance, news, world, politics, Pacific
- Source: Dw — https://dw.com/en/as-rising-seas-threaten-low-lying-pacific-islands-regional-leaders-call-on-the-world-to-take-climate-more-seriously/a-79540127?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
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- Topics: pacific islands, sea level rise, climate action, aosis, un climate conference, tuvalu, fossil fuels, climate finance, news, world, politics
## Existential Threat
Climate-driven sea level rise threatens Pacific Island nations' survival as rising temperatures make coastal areas uninhabitable.

> When there's a low tide, you'll actually see foundations of homes, you see burial grounds of your ancestors...
## Regional Leaders Convene
World leaders gather in Fiji with climate negotiators from 60 countries to address UN climate talks ahead of COP31 in Turkey.
## Tuvalu's Urgent Appeal
Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo warns sea level rise is a 'present reality' and demands immediate global action to protect future generations.

> Tuvalu's message is clear: the world must act now decisively, collectively and with urgency to protect the future for generations to come.
## Rising Sea Levels Impact
Higher seas cause flooding, saltwater contamination of freshwater, and coral bleaching that threatens food security and livelihoods.
## Climate Finance Demand
Poorer nations urge richer countries to provide climate finance for adaptation as they face worst impacts from global warming.
## Fossil Fuel Transition
Countries aim to end fossil fuel use by 2025 but face challenges in implementing the 2023 agreement to phase out oil, gas and coal.
## Key takeaway

Pacific Island nations face existential sea level rise threats and call for immediate global climate action to protect vulnerable communities.