IT is no longer a secret that the world has become obsessed with climate change. As torrential rains and heatwaves hit many parts of the world, people are worried that climate change would unleash a force so destructive that entire communities could be wiped out.
The most vulnerable are those living in low-lying coastal areas and small island nations. If the rise in sea level continues unchecked, as is happening now, many of the islands in the Pacific will be totally submerged. This explains why, at every meeting of the UN Climate Change Conference, representatives from the threatened islands will press world governments to take the appropriate action to mitigate global warming by reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.
