Europe has experienced heatwaves and droughts, storms and floods, and in low-lying coastal areas plans are emerging for controlled withdrawal and limited but very expensive construction of seawall defences.

In November 2022, Tuvalu announced that it plans to build a digital replica of the island state in the metaverse to preserve its history and culture in response to the existential risk the island state poses from climate change and the future of developed emitters. to effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The islands of the South Pacific are in a much more dangerous situation if…