Tuvalu preserves history online as rising seas threaten existence


Tuvalu is among nations digitising heritage in the face of climate impacts, but there are concerns around cost, access and control. — Photo by aboodi vesakaran on Unsplash

SINGAPORE/DHAKA: Two years after he delivered a speech to the United Nations climate conference standing knee-deep in seawater to highlight the threat to the nation of Tuvalu, minister Simon Kofe said they were on their way to becoming a digital nation.

The Pacific island nation, halfway between Australia and Hawaii, had completed a detailed 3D scan of its 124 islands and islets, which will be the basis for creating a digital clone of itself, he said in a message in December.

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