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They can become a nation where citizens live on boats (if they are ok with that) or on dwellings that exist over water.. or they can increase the height of thei
by pkphilip 5y ago
They can become a nation where citizens live on boats (if they are ok with that) or on dwellings that exist over water.. or they can increase the height of their island by bringing soil from elsewhere.. or they can make their own islands.
- ocschwar 5y agoThe engineering challenge involved in making that a safe way to live go beyond anything the Tuvaluans can hope to finance.
- b112 5y agoI wonder, because even it they are submerged, it could be 1 foot submerged.... So, trade could bring wood, materials, solar, desalinaton. If done slowly, over years, as parts submerge, it wouldn't be a massive outlay at once. I agree.. not cheap, but individual citizens have to buy building materials currently, their new houses would just be on stilts.
- oblio 5y agoThey just need to persuade the latest crazy, pardon me, eccentric billionaire.
- cblconfederate 5y agoI dont think the UN can recognize that as a state with territory, territorial waters, EEZ etc.
- pkphilip 5y agoWhy not? many countries make their own islands, adjust their coast lands and do other sorts of geoengineering. Building tall platforms isn't that controversial either.
- cblconfederate 5y agoThe UNCLOS allows them to make artificial islands in their EEZ, but to have an EEZ they must be a country first.
- pkphilip 5y agoTuvalu is a country. It became an independent nation in 1978 and is a member of the UN.
- cblconfederate 5y agoYEah it will be interesting to see how it can be treated if it has no territory . Technically most of UN conventions require territory to be applicable. Territorial waters are defined based on this land, which has to be natural. Most likely this will be treated like when a country invades and destroys another: .TV will cease to exist and its citizens will be absorbed in other States.
- pkphilip 5y agoWhy should they ever get to a position where they have no land? Even the worst sea-level rise predictions states that the sea level will rise only by around 3 metres in the next 100 years or so and about 10m by 2300. 3m is just around 9ft. And we are talking about less than 12000 people living in about 25sq.km of land. It would be trivial to increase the height of the land by a couple of metres.
- EvanAnderson 5y agoI feel like Kevin Costner should be involved somehow.
- FredPret 5y agoGetting strong Neal Stephenson vibes!
- Animats 5y agoCan't make your own island and create a sovereign nation under current international law. It's been tried.
- twic 5y agoTuvalu is at higher altitude than much of the Netherlands!
- kingcharles 5y agoThe UN Law of the Sea does not allow this.. requires your territory to be naturally-formed: https://www.un.org/depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/part8.htm https://www.un.org/depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unc...