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Tuvalu is a small constitutional monarchy in Polynesia. The Pacific Ocean lies about 3,200 kilometers north-east of Australia. The world's fourth smallest - and the third smallest population - state, only four of five islands and is atollból. In 1978, became independent from Britain. Poor countries, foreign aid from living sources of income for small coconut, the sale of stamps and coins, as well as its own. "Tv" domains ended in the sale of companies in the world of television and television-related companies to broadcast.

Tuvalu major problem that is extremely low: the country's highest point is only five meters above sea level. The one-meter sea level rise is practically eliminate the country. New concepts to be learned: Environmental statelessness. In 2001, Tuvalu asked for asylum in the head of all the people of the country, and requested that New Zealand will enter the country's 11,000 inhabitants.


The Maldives: Eleven thousand people is not so much. But Tuvalu, the under water due to climate change may Kiribati, the Maldives or the Marshall Islands as well. The Maldives, a total of 12,000 of the island of 360,000 inhabitants at risk of homelessness due to loss of state status.

Rice fields somewhere in the Far East: If a meter rise in sea level, Bangladesh is the largest rice producing region in the brine flood. 150 million people live in Bangladesh. Up to 30 million environmental refugees is also expected. If sea level rises one meter, the water flooded the Mekong river delta region. In need of rice produced in Vietnam half. Food for 40 to 45 million people.


And this is only one meter. If it melts in the North Sea and the Greenland ice, sea level will rise seven meters. It is no coincidence that a travel agency advertises with the slogan of the following ways: Travel to the Maldives, while you can