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    Tuvalu is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, with islands only 4.5 meters above sea level. As ice caps and sea levels rise due to global warming, Tuvalu risks becoming uninhabited. At a 2009 UN conference, Tuvalu's representative pleaded for action as rising seas threaten the country's existence. However, major countries did not make strong commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. If emissions are not curbed, research predicts sea level rise will submerge many coastal areas by 2100. To protect future generations, urgent global action is needed to reduce emissions through sustainable technologies and policies.

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    Tuvalu is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, with islands only 4.5 meters above sea level. As ice caps and sea levels rise due to global warming, Tuvalu risks becoming uninhabited. At a 2009 UN conference, Tuvalu's representative pleaded for action as rising seas threaten the country's existence. However, major countries did not make strong commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. If emissions are not curbed, research predicts sea level rise will submerge many coastal areas by 2100. To protect future generations, urgent global action is needed to reduce emissions through sustainable technologies and policies.

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    Tuvalu is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, with islands only 4.5 meters above sea level. As ice caps and sea levels rise due to global warming, Tuvalu risks becoming uninhabited. At a 2009 UN conference, Tuvalu's representative pleaded for action as rising seas threaten the country's existence. However, major countries did not make strong commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. If emissions are not curbed, research predicts sea level rise will submerge many coastal areas by 2100. To protect future generations, urgent global action is needed to reduce emissions through sustainable technologies and policies.

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    Tuvalu is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, with islands only 4.5 meters above sea level. As ice caps and sea levels rise due to global warming, Tuvalu risks becoming uninhabited. At a 2009 UN conference, Tuvalu's representative pleaded for action as rising seas threaten the country's existence. However, major countries did not make strong commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. If emissions are not curbed, research predicts sea level rise will submerge many coastal areas by 2100. To protect future generations, urgent global action is needed to reduce emissions through sustainable technologies and policies.

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    Journal 1 Name: Khun Khut Vorakwadh & Hun Keoveasna Lecturer : HAK Novuthy Global Issue

    The world that we are living in everyday is being changed. Said the people who are effected by the global warming, especially those living on the islands. As we have already known, icecap at both south and north pole is melting everyday, and it seems that developed countries are aware of that. The melt has been making sea level rise higher and higher during this last twenty years. Tuvalu, which consists of three reef islands and six atoll islands, is home to some 11.000 people, and it only covers the area of 26 km2. Tuvalu is regarded as one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change. In December 2009, at the United Nations climate change conference Copenhagen, Tuvalus representative did try to show the participating leaders about what is changing around them and the consequences of that change to human race as well as living creatures on this planet. Tuvalus islands are only about 4.5 meters above sea level, and as the sea level keeps increasing, soon the islands will be uninhabited. During the conference, no big a deal was made nor was there any agreement signed. The speech during the conference was impassioned and a plea of every nation that is effected by the use of Green house gas. World economic crisis since 2008 has discouraged countries like USA, China , India from decreasing the using of Green House gas. Till now little was done by most developed countries to reduce the use of this gas. the more we use it, the more destruction we will face. Tuvalu is very sad to see that there is nothing that the worlds leaders could do to help. Rising sea level wont only impact Tuvalu. Latest research also shows that if the sea keep rising every year, in the next century Tuvalu will be sunk. Other researches also show that some parts of the world will be under the water. South part of India, New York city , Shanghai city, Northern of

    Netherland as well as Bangkok city would disappear from Earth; then nowhere will be safer than now and we must not let that happens in our life-time and next generation . in order to help the planet Earth, we must participate together from now. We must start to concern about what our life in the next 50 years would be. We must help the younger generation, make them observe that there is something importantly needed to do to secure environment. We have to reduce the emission of Green House gas and change our vision on environment. Furthermore, we must encourage and support the invention and innovation friendly productions and technologies. In conclusion, we are now at the turning point of life and future. What we do decide the fate of the next generation. The happiness of the next generation is waiting for our concern and behavior. Nobody wants to taste the hardship of life. Talk about now and talk about tomorrow.

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