The archipelago of Vanuatu declared a climate emergency
The country, with a population of 300,000, was affected Two strong hurricanes and devastating droughts over the past decade.
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A country on the front line in the face of the climate crisis. The archipelago of Vanuatu declared a climate emergency on Friday, May 27 and announced a $1.2 billion plan to mitigate the consequences of this crisis.
In a speech to Parliament, Prime Minister Bob Logman noted that the Pacific region has already been affected by rising sea levels and extreme weather events. “The Earth is already very hot and unsafedid he say. We are at risk now, not just in the future.”
Vanuatu, an archipelago of 300,000 people, has been hit by two powerful cyclones and a devastating drought in the past decade.
The statement comes as Vanuatu is leading a diplomatic campaign to obtain a legal opinion from the International Court of Justice, the United Nations’ highest court, on the consequences of global warming.
The small Pacific nation hopes that, although the legal opinion of the International Court of Justice is not binding, it will contribute to the emergence of international legislation for future generations on the physical and human consequences of global warming. The initiative is due to be discussed at the next UN General Assembly in September.
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