Two years ago, news in regards to climate change and its effects in island groups threaten by the possible rising of the sea level, where all over the media. Nothing has changed, countries and their leaders don't quiet seem to become aware of the damage caused by environmental pollution, climate change, etc in areas that are at risk due to these factors. This is a reminder of another news where it was said that "Youngsters of today will be the first generation that will live worst than their parents". And is no wonder, due to the fact that those who can really do something to decide over these topics, don't take action, ignoring the future of thousands of people around the world.
Many of the small territories threaten to disappear submerged, if the sea level continues to rise due to climate change, organized in the Alliance of Small Islands States (AOSIS). Forty two small states from the Caribbean, Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Sea are part of a struggle to avoid more climate changes that threaten the welfare of their small islands.
Indian Sea: Maldives, Comoros, Mauritius, Seychelles and Singapore.
Caribbean: Dominican Republic, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Sao Tome and Principe, San Cristobal de las Nieves, Santa Lucia, Surinam, Trinidad y Tobago.
Pacific: Cook Islands, Micronesia, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Marshall, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa; Solomon, Timor-Leste, Toga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.
Atlantic: Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Sao Tome and Principe.
- Sea level rise
- Increase in the number of storms and hurricanes causing a warmer environment
- Poor infrastructure developing countries
- Location of major urban centers like London New York and Shanghai (which dams up)
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