Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo urges decisive global action on climate change

Tuvalu has called for decisive global action as rising seas threaten its future. Prime Minister Feleti Teo addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, underscoring the urgency of the situation for the island nation.

During his speech, Teo emphasized that climate change remains the greatest existential threat to Tuvalu. He warned that the pace and scale of international action are still falling far short of what vulnerable island nations need to protect their communities and ecosystems.

Prime Minister Feleti Teo told the UN General Assembly on Friday that climate change remains the greatest existential threat to Tuvalu, and that the pace and scale of international action are still falling far short of what vulnerable island nations need.