Tuvalu investigating how to stay a country if it is submerged by rising sea levels

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pacific island nation Tuvalu is exploring ways to keep its recognition as a state even if it loses all its land to rising sea levels. Pacific island nations are at the forefront of bearing the brunt of the climate crisis as extreme weather events spike and sea levels rise. Earlier this week, in order to emphasise the impact of climate change on the island nation at the Cop26 summit, Mr Kofe delivered a video address standing in knee-deep water on an area of land that had been recently submerged due to rising water levels. Tuvalu is at the risk of becoming one of the first nations to be significantly impacted by rising sea levels due to global climate change.