The Commonwealth: "Inaction at COP26 will cost lives and livelihoods"

12 October 2021

Blog by Gladys Habu, youth climate advocate from the Solomon Islands

GLADYSHABU

I have been advocating for climate action for over half my life and I still do not believe we are doing enough. Instead, what I am seeing is political division.

Our islands are sinking. Our people are being displaced. Our children are going hungry. Our communities are becoming unhealthy and dying.

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: Published: 15 October 2021

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'1.5 is Still Alive'

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#ClimateFACTS

The Caribbean contributes less than 1% to global greenhouse gas emissions, but is expected to be among the earliest & hardest-hit by climate change.
Floods, storm surges, erosion & other coastal hazards, exacerbated by sea-level rise, threaten vital infrastructures, settlements and facilities supporting our livelihood.
28 of the 40 millions of Caribbeans live in coastal cities, towns & villages.
Deteriorating coastal conditions are expected to adversely affect fisheries and the Caribbean's value as a tourism destination.

CLIMATE CHANGE THREATENS THE VERY EXISTENCE OF SOME CARIBBEAN ISLANDS.

"Since 2009, more than a hundred Small Island Developing States, Least Developed Countries and many others have been calling for limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels to prevent the worst of climate change impacts. The inclusion of a 1.5°C temperature limit in the 2015 Paris Agreement was a major victory for vulnerable countries."

IPCC

SPECIAL REPORT ON

GLOBAL WARMING OF 1.5 ºC

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THE PARIS AGREEMENT

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Paris, 12 December 2015

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