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Excerpt from asia.nikkei.com
Amid news of rising tides and intensifying storms, calls for global action on climate change have never been more urgent.
With the opening of this year’s U.N. Climate Change Conference this week in Dubai, the world’s spotlight will once again turn toward crucial conversations surrounding the future of our planet.
For small island developing states (SIDS), this moment will showcase our vulnerabilities but will also be an opportunity to amplify understanding of our resilience.
My country, the Maldives, is a microcosm of the challenges faced by SIDS. Rising sea levels, unpredictable weather patterns, intensifying storm surges and the existential threat of slow onset events jeopardize our communities, our ecosystems, our economies and our livelihoods.