The “ climate divide” between countries that are rich and poor, insulated from climate impacts and vulnerable to them, was on vivid display in the Maldives over the last few days. Countries that consider themselves most threatened by human-driven global warming — mainly places exposed to the sea or reliant on rainfall — concluded a forum there and issued a declaration of their concerns and demands. Mike Shanahan of the International Institute for Environment and Development sent the text, which I have included below.
Here is a video diary from the event kept by Robin Gwynn, who is Britain’s climate envoy for vulnerable countries (I don’t think the United States has one of those, but I will check):
