Tuvalu: Living on borrowed time and shaky foundations
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- If your country no longer physically exists, what does that make you? It’s an existential question residents of one of the smallest and most climate-vulnerable countries on the planet are contemplating. This is the first of a three-part series by CNA on how Pacific island-nations are fighting climate change, and the lessons they offer. Read CNA climate correspondent Jack Board's report on Tuvalu: cna.asia/3zXqa0U
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We all are living on borrowed time.
Some more than others
Of course, but that’s easier said when you’re not living on a coral atoll… try saying "we’re all living on borrowed time" when you’re there. Some people may agree, such as the people who want to stay as long as possible, but the people who see what’s happening and are supportive of relocating probably wouldn’t want to hear that. Lol.
There is no borrowed time, only wrong choices.
That's true and truth, we live 70 to 90 if we have disciplined life. We are going for eternity and the big question is where are our souls going when that time comes? John 3:16-17, John 1:12, Romans 5:8 and Ephesians 2:8-9 Prayers and God bless all reading. 🙏♥️
the clock ticks faster
My late friend Geoff K, taught there in the late 70s. He loved the place especially its people. I was gifted his beautifull shell necklaces from Tuvalu after his passing. All the best to Tuvalians.
It's really sad and feels like a sci-fi episode rather than reality. I hope they find a good solution. 🙏
Tuvalu is a lovely atoll and is surprisingly easy to get to from Singapore as we have direct flights to Fiji. We stayed there for 4 days and it was amazing how you could see both sides of the country while you are riding on the road. The people were super friendly and you definitely need to visit their stamp shop too!
So cool you got to visit
@@zzizahacallar im sure its not that they are facing these levels of sea levels 24/7. It will eventually come down as well. Worth a visit before its gone for good!
Wow tovalu you are in some tough time & no words to say to you except to say may god help you all at this dire time❤❤❤ love from the Cook Islands
Hopefully you are all allowed to make your new homes in New Zealand ❤ The Tuvaluans i have met in New Zealand are so kind, community minded and hard working. ❤
The scenery, the people, houses, the landscape and motorcycles reminds me a lot of the kampungs here in Malaysia. It astonishes me that despite the huge distance between us, we could still share a lot of similarities due to our common origin. I pray and hope that Tuvalu continues to exist in the future as an independent state.
@@JamieFab both Malaysian and Tuvaluan are Austronesian, just because they're on a different side of an artificial line doesn't mean they're not related. Malaysia and Tuvalu live in almost similar lifestyle and their cultures and language are related.
@@JamieFab this just shows you know nothing about Malay culture lol.
@@JamieFab you go to any kampung in Malaysia you will see the people look and act similar to those in Tuvalu.
@@JamieFab yeah like i said, you know nothing about Malay culture. You go to Ipoh and KL which is an urbanized area while you forgot that Malaysia is not just KL and Ipoh lol.
Btw, Tuvaluans are not stocky burly islanders, they are as slim and skinny as the Malays are.
Sorry, Malaysians do not share “a lot of similarities”. Tuvaluan culture is heavily influenced by their unique landscape and seafaring + fishing lifestyle. Only some resemblance is with the Bajau people who are persecuted by Malaysian government.
I really hope Tuvalu stays on the map 😢 btw is it possible for Tuvalu to plant mangrove trees to help with the erosion I'm not an expert but this is sharing my 2 cents though
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Yes also they can put the big rock around
Naah man it needs to go so that we can see as an experiment what happens in reality
It is actually a rising of the ocean's level that is causing the erosion.
Planting mangroves will not stop the water from rising.
@@daniyalbbd5281people will move to australia and tuvalu will be forgotten forever. Sea will engulf it. And when thousands of years later, sea levels lower and people will again return to this island.
We need to change our polluting ways.
Please Lord Jesus honour and protect these beautiful people and their land amen ❤❤❤❤❤
Greetings to the Baha'ie Community of Tuvaly from the Baha'ies of Belgium ❤❤❤
Didn’t that Elder say they’re all Christians? And they believe because they’re Christian, Tuvalu will never be underwater? 🤔
@@erikm8372 They are not all Christians there.
Hi prayers 🙏 for the pacific may God bless you guys I'm from Cape Town South Africa 🇿🇦 and I have Kiribati 🇰🇮 Heritage
(Maybe this is crazy, and it's not a suggestion) - surely there are some islands somewhere that are functional but not in use that could become "New Tuvalu?" Maybe they just buy a string of neighboring private islands and have the UN recognize their relocation? Maybe Australia has a few empty islands? They might end up with an even bigger country.
This whole wicked and wretched world is on borrowed time and shaky foundations!!
Thanks for that. Now I challenge you to fly to Tuvalu and say that to everyone you meet who wants to stay on the island. See how they feel. Then again, the man at 6:40 clearly says because they’re Christian, they believe Tuvalu will never succumb to the oceans. So I’m sure he’d love to hear your two cents on how we’re all on borrowed time, and they can just go ahead and forget about their problems with erosion. Yeah. Because people who don’t live on Tuvalu believe we’re all on borrowed time. That’s a given. You have to be ignorant not to know that. Don’t state the obvious. It just sounds somewhat dismissive to say the entire population of the planet is on borrowed time. It sounds like your trivializing their real issues with erosion and their HOMES. And I’m assuming everyone saying this is not living in a coral atoll…
Perhaps they could begin planting mangroves around the island. Biodegradable materials, such as leaves and bark, could then be deposited on the beach, as the newly planted mangroves will protect this area.
3:22 that dog thinking and in sad condition what is the future
3:20 The dog knows the future is bleak. So sad 😢
He's thinking about that austrailian visa
SAVE YOURSELVES, AND SAVE THE ANIMALS TOO, WHO HAVE BEEN PART OF YOUR LIVES. PLEASE DO SO WHILE THERE'S STILL TIME.
it would be best if they build concrete bridges five meters high across the entire island and build houses on top.
The Polynesian island nation of Tuvalu has long been marked as a prime candidate to get swallowed up by the ocean as sea levels rise, but new research shows the land mass of the nation is actually expanding.
I wonder how is the Drinking water in tuvalo
What is the current elevation of Tuvalu? Many years ago I seem to remember it was about 2 feet at the highest. What is it now?
Live in the moment that’s all there is to be
if i had the chance to visit kiribati and tuvalo i would take that opportunity ,3
Will the world look on... Yes, because fixing the issue would cost money.
As of 2022, China 🇨🇳 was by far the world's largest *coal* consumer with 55% of energy use, an increase of 2% of the total energy from the year before.
So China is accelerating the use of coal despite it having signed the Paris agreement.
Americans, who account for 5% of the world's population, use 30% of the world's resources and energy.
China is the world's factory, and the goods it produces are supplied to people all over the world. Americans consume 30% of the world's energy, and they basically use it themselves. They drive large-displacement cars and use dryers to dry clothes in every household. Instead of drying clothes, a lot of energy is wasted
Yeah because Western democrats and ecologists want their cheap goods made by slaves quickly.
Don't trust the Chinese government for ANYTHING they say. Stop using Tik Tok, buying from Temu, Shien, and never buy any electronic device or security cameras or install Chinese software on your devices.
Liberal governments will not hold China accountable, citizens of the world will still purchase Chinese made products and China won't care how much they polute. If China can't/won't be held to account everything else won't matter
Their faces are very similar to Eastern Indonesia, especially NTT
Polynesians and Micronesians started out from Eastern Indonesia
Sadly, most pacific nations hate Indonesia, and even Asia.
mangroves
I feel bad for them, I can only imagine losing tour homeland. But its really inevitable and can't be helped. Mother Nature will have her way.
Change is inevitable......desperately sad at times........but everything changes......
"I am connected to the sky, the sea and the land" .... A Tuvalu islander.
2:14 ..will the world look on ... duh yeah the world literally looks on as the poorest people are blown to bits so wet feet wont get a mention .
Very peaceful looking place. ❤
So sad and tragic that because of human greediness innocents have to suffer.
How about a hydroponic farm on the raft, using renewable energy
plant mangroves
The world doesn't care. Greedy politicians and international corporations don't care.
I only knew them for the .tv domain. Did not know about this
Wow😮 watching from Columbus Ohio and at work interested
It was all on the ocean floor, it will return there shortly, to become the ringed reef it was supposed to be 18ft below sea level
Is land reclamation an option?..
Under other circumstances, Tuvalu would have been a great place to live in.
I just watched a video on venice. Can Tuvalu raise their island, or is this not possible because of its distance fron the mainland and the roughness of the ocean?
I got tuvalu family in samoa
Don't worry they have bought a empty island in Fiji...most of them live there today...#Kioa
People look up 👉 Kioa Island Fiji...the first settlers🎉
Love the silly cc reminda😊😂😂😂❤
Its surprising that they have a landing strip on the island. Since the island is so small I would have used that space for something else and told everyone to take a sea plane.
Tu-Tuvalow? PERIODT!!! TUVELOW!!!!!
How does the tide rise higher in only that area and not others?
the moon
I have never heard of Tuvalu before. But with it being that long, narrow strip of land simple wave action moves soil from one place to another. Everything changes, whether there are humans or not. Different islands will disappear and the soil will be moved somewhere else. It looks like a wonderful place to live as long as it is there.
MAYBE IN THE NEXT 50 YEARS, IMAGINE BEING BORN IN A PLACE THAT NO LONGER EXIST ON THE PLANET EARTH
Beautiful country. We need change not denial!!!
I have heard a golden retriever is in charge of homeland security bureau of this 34 feet wide country.
What is their source of income, economic development? Tourism is also not that feasible 😢
Before the "civilized" world showed up, the people lived on the land, fished the ocean and ate the native plants and fruits of the land. All that without government, taxes, income or tourism
Sad and unfortunate reality for the global impact of climate change. It's time for all the world to take more tangible collective actions to combat further deterioration of our environment before it's too late.
To everyone with the brilliant and "thoughtful" comments saying how we’re ALL ON BORROWED TIME… just.. don’t.. it’s like, thanks for your unaware, uninvolved, no-connection-to-Tuvalu two cents. Not.
Now, I challenge you to fly to Tuvalu and say that to everyone you meet who wants to stay on the island. "You know, we’re all on borrowed time…" See how they feel. See if they truly believe EVERYONE of us is on borrowed time. Metaphors or figurative speech aren’t going to be helpful in this situation, I’m so sorry to tell you. 🙄
Then again, the man at 6:40 clearly says because they’re Christian, they believe Tuvalu will never succumb to the oceans. I’m sure he’d love to hear your two cents on how we’re all on borrowed time, and they can just go ahead and forget about their problems with erosion. Yeah. Because people who don’t live on Tuvalu believe we’re all on borrowed time. That’s a given. You have to be ignorant not to know that. Don’t state the obvious. It just sounds somewhat dismissive to say the entire population of the planet is on borrowed time. It sounds like you’re trivializing their very real issues with erosion, and their HOMES. And I’m assuming that everyone saying we are on borrowed time is NOT living on a coral atoll…
This sucks but it's not my problem the world leaders should do more to fix this, Lucky i wont experience the worst in my lifetime.
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Tuvalu people should be moved.this is disaster in waiting😢
Singapore will face it too
2 words.
Concrete tetrapods.
That won't work. There's going to be meters of sea level rise.
The only way I can see for people to stay there, is if you raise the places people live far above the current sea level.
That's a serious construction project.
At the moment it would mean building islands in the air.
I'm sure this sounds crazy, but it is the only solution I can think of to deal with multiple meters of sea level rise.
You have to plan for it and build to where you think the sea will be at its highest point.
This is NOT an easy solution, but I think it is the only way people will be able to stay there, as opposed to moving somewhere else.
The only other option I can think of is finding an island/islands that are high above the current seas, and currently uninhabitable for the people to move to.
This comes with the challenge of making such islands habitable.
Whatever they decide to do, I wish the Tuvaluan people the best of luck, it would be a shame to lose their languages, and culture.
@@jimthain8777 Japan can do it, they build airport island.
@rockhard9369 that island isn't expected to last within the next 20 years.
@@kennethloki7011 That why we must throw a lot of rocks and concrete down there and start building higher. Let go, they won't have island to call home in 20 years.
reclamation is the solution
The commonwealth should help out itself since many of them are small nations and have Australia and the UK are the big kids in the party. Perhaps they can even get other rich nations to help relocate these people. Since we're all to blame for this anyways.
I see perseiner boats
The island is the size of Elon Musk's kitchen.
The King of Tuvalu has never even been there, has he?
Coastal land is and has always been unstable and prone to erosion but of course its easier to blame climate change.
Well… regardless of the cause of the climate change, isn’t erosion itself a form of climate or environment change? 🤔 I mean, you said yourself, coastal land is and always has been unstable and prone to erosion… I agree. So I don’t think there is any one finger to point the blame with. Some of it is undoubtedly naturally occurring changes, but a lot of things are likely to be exacerbated by the overpopulated planet and mismanaged resources and waste. As in, these may not be the root causes of climate change, I don’t know, but those things surely won’t add anything good to an already existing, natural issue.
I don't want foundation, please, thank you 🎉
Even if carbon emissions are reduced the warming will contiue and these islands will be under water.
tuvalu is getting smaller and smaller...😮 so sad
It is really sad. The people who are suffering from climate change are the biggest victims, causing the least damage. And the worst criminals of climate change are living life scot-free without consequences.
like four proper cargo ships of rock, coral bedding and sand would fix this, problem solved. Land reclamations a thing. Or dredge up soil from the deep.
They too broke for that
I have seen such a place in cartoons . My God! really there is one such place on Earth. Easy fishing may be keeping the people stick to that place. I can imagine how discomfert it is due to noise of breaking waves. What about water, and toilet. May be the place is suitable for scientific observation , certainly not for permanent living. Compare it with Arctic, Antarctic desolate regions. Strong trees cannot grow, no grasing animals. Lighthouse, experimental antennas and such things can be put there with escape mechanisms in case of disaster.
If people stop living in the tiny island and/or even lagoon, that would be nice. Even there is no climate changes, that's still bad idea to live there, let alone have a country.
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Tough luck
Thanks for the US petrodollar that makes the world has experience global warming and plastics disaster.
Tuvalu should use modern technology such as dredging to build up those islands. Just look at how China built their military bases in the South China Sea.
Give them a new island of their own to bring their culture to & they better not be ignorant your grand kids can't live in the ocean💖🌍
Have you seen waterworld
CNA start to concern about sinking country, probably. It will happen to SG? Who knows ...
they need go band together and ho out in low tide to gather stuff to replenish the surroundings
Singapore is able to claim sites up to 20 meters deep, Tuvalu is claiming an average of a maximum of 7 meters. There are two types of people: those who try to solve problems and those who try to win donations.
U wanna live in paradise , u must pay the price of it
call the chinese to re-enforce the islands...call the usa, they will ask you if you want to buy more tanks.
So whats the colonizer British been doing for Tuvalu?
The U-K is now use-less
This is really a shame! I don't see the world stopping carbon emissions! You cannot put the genie back in the bottle. It may be unbelievable, but I think the fate of the country is inevitable!
The narratives.
Even dubai can create new whole world islands
And the palm.
How come this tiny island country - simmilar to Singapore story - cannot even creat an ocean barriers system. There are a lot of system/methods to be implemented.
Money...
You're free to donate the millions of dollars it would cost. I'm sure they would thank you.
Give them money
Singapore have it a lot and very concern abt same category microstate nation. They should understand better abt their friends.
BS the islands are GROWING not sinking
Ini negara yang selalu bikin ulah yang selalu mendorong Papua lepas dari Indonesia.
Tuvalu karma 😂
our countries can barely take care of themselves.. Yes we'll watch how they vanish as we watch every other climate sign on this planet go south and barely react to it or react way to late because of MONEY . Thats how the cookie crumbles and yes its damn sad but hey... its how it goes for.. well forever now.
sandbar country
i think that tuvaluans should move because there are other countries better than this
This country needs the helps of china.. china could make multiple man-made islands in two years..all they have to do is allow china to do wat they did in West Philippine Sea like pounding corals in near areas destroying to make it suckable by thier dredging machine..in no time u'll have a new livable islands.. this more justified for local people to live comfortably.. unlike china done to grab teritories.. like claiming the whole sea
So sad that they lost their own languages culture and unique identity due to English invasion which funded and backed by American authorities.
This is a country who their goverment alyaws disturbing indonesian people and goverment?
6:40 I’m so confused. With all due respect, Elder Kalisi fears "the erosion of values, languages and customs", yet he’s saying how they’re all Christians-a European-imported, forced-conversion "custom"? 🤔 What customs? Just their lifestyle on the island, I guess. But if that’s the case, that they’re all super Christian, then relocating shouldn’t be a problem as there are Christian churches and communities EVERYWHERE… lol.
Then the narrator says how Kalisi can see the "impacts of climate change everywhere", but that-because they’re Christians-it is their "belief" that Tuvalu will "never be underwater."
So, help me understand this-does the Bible specifically mention Tuvalu as never going underwater? 🤔 Even if it did, what does being a Christian have to do with an atoll supposedly never being taken over by the ocean? When you’re one day living in the ocean, waist-deep with the dolphins, sharks and fish and everything else, and no dry land, then what?
CNA of Singapore ardent supporter of Taiwan independence
many people had died over the past 14 years
if you have skills, similar culture and similar religion countries will need you to repopulate their countries.
they should provide you with an area the same size as what you have and another area next to it. you can work on both area.sss after office-hours. this is a way of keeping balanced. contact your similar and ask if such terms are available with full citizenship, without refugee-status.
12K Tuvaluans can relocate to Taiwan as well since they consider Taiwan as a diehard ally. Right? Or Taiwan not okay? 😂