Tuvalu Foreign Minister recorded a speech for a climate conference, knee-deep in water 
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the island state of Tuvalu (in Oceania) Simon Coffee recorded an address to the world community at the International Conference on Climate (COP26), standing knee-deep in water. The announcement of the upcoming speech and a photo of the Foreign Ministry spokesman appeared on the agency's Facebook account.
A photograph of a Tuvalu minister standing behind a pulpit in a suit and tie with his pants rolled up to his knees in the water was taken to raise awareness of climate change. The island nation may sink due to the rise in sea level, which was the result of climate change on the planet. “The statement compares the conditions of the COP26 conference with the real situations faced in Tuvalu due to the effects of climate change and rising water levels. The statement underlines the bold action Tuvalu is taking to address the very pressing challenges of mobility in the face of climate change, ”Coffee said in his video message.
The minister's speech was filmed on the island of Fongafale, where the capital of the state is located. Already, the highest point in Tuvalu is 4.8 meters above sea level, while the state continues to sink. According to the representative of the department, such an appeal should be presented at the conference against the background of the demands of the heads of other Pacific islands. They, in turn, called for agreeing on concrete actions and starting to implement them to stop climate change. The representatives of the island states are confident that their survival will depend on the decisions made at the conference.
Peleniza Alofa, coordinator of the Climate Action Network, a global network of environmental non-governmental organizations, also noted that some countries are under threat of extinction. According to her, global warming will lead to the inundation of several island states. She classified Kiribati, Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands as areas that may be affected by climate change.
The 26th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) is held from October 31 to November 12 in Glasgow … The goal of the event is to involve all sectors of society and the global economy in a responsible attitude towards the environment and to reduce the negative impact on the climate. More than 450 financial companies from 45 countries of the world have previously united in the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Carbon Neutrality (GFANZ). The alliance will also aim to fight climate change. Banks, insurance, audit companies, stock exchanges, rating agencies and pension funds became members of the association. Their combined assets account for $ 130 trillion, almost 40 percent of the world's total assets.