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A sliver of hope from the middle of the Pacific Ocean
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Wed, 05/21/2025 – 09:58
Sixty metres from one side of the island to the other. Sixty metres from the ocean to the lagoon. Sixty metres from rising sea levels, more powerful and unpredictable storms, and increasingly powerful King Tides.
Welcome to Funafuti, the capital of the atoll nation of Tuvalu, where half of the country’s 11,300 inhabitants live.
This was my first mission as a representative of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). It was a proud moment; I was here to witness the handing over of new land – reclaimed as a result of GCF investment – to the national government.
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Tue, 05/06/2025 – 12:00
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