As the rising level of the sea gradually swallows the world’s low-fledged island countries, many citizens will have no option but to leave their homes behind. In Tuvalu, one of the world’s most climate-dominated islands, migration has already begun.
About 11,000 residents of Tuvalu are looking for Australian visas to avoid encroachment water. In 2023, Australia announced that it would launch these visas as part of a bilateral treaty. First To create a special visa in response to climate change. Australia will offer 280 visa per year, and the first batch became Available On 16 June. More than 3,000 Tuvaluan came into force.
Successful applicants should know the results of lottery by the end of July, and first migrants should come to Australia by the end of the year, New Scientist InformedOn reaching Australia, visa holders will be Receive Education, Medicare, National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Family Tax Benefits, a childcare subsidy and immediate access to a youth allowance.
Australia’s foreign affects in the Department of Foreign Affairs Department of Australia reveal the livelihood, security and the good of people weaker countries and people. , told The Guardian.
Tuvalu is located in the West-Central Pacific Ocean and its average height is less than 10 feet (3 m). Some studies show World bankFor example, NASA researchers have Predictive In that Tuvalu and other Pacific Island countries, the sea level alone will see an increase of at least 6 inches (15 cm) in the next 30 years.
“I am living the reality of climate change,” Grace gardener, a Tuvalu citizen and youth told NASA in 2024 for the growing nation initiative. , [in Tuvalu] Stays from the coast or along the beach, so everyone is very affected by it. ,
Funafuti, the capital of Tuvalu and its most populous Atoll, has already experienced a sea-level growth of about 5.5 inches (14 cm) in the last three decades. NASA’s C -Level Change TeamThis is about 1.5 times the global average rate. Funafuti is a home of 60% of Tuvalu’s population, and by 2050, scientists have predicted that half of its areas will be submerged with daily tide.
Tuvaluan is feeling the effects of already growing seas. Salt water is constant influx Corrupt Forcing the country’s fields and ground water, citizens rely Rainwater collection tanks and middle raised gardens. According to UNICEF Australia, it has made the island nation more vulnerable to drought, water scarcity and outbreak of disease.
Tuvalu has implemented strategies to combat sea level, especially through Tuvalu coastal adaptation project (TCAP), which was launched by the government in 2017. Has been there SuccessImprovement in coastal dangerous monitoring, revival of land and coastal security for external islands. Nevertheless, many challenges remain.
As the Tuvalu faces the reality of drowning under the waves, the government is working to preserve its land and state. Faculture A digital copy of the country. The purpose of the project “Refill” [Tuvalu’s] Land, store your rich history and culture, and transfer all government functions to a digital location, ”according to your website.
Tuvalu can be the first country to disappear as a result of climate change, but it will not be almost finally final. Despite this Accounting For only 0.02% of global emissions, the Pacific islands face more climate risks than any other corner of the planet. As more and more Tuvaluan makes difficult decisions to leave their homes, many other island countries will get a glimpse of the time to come.
