Small, low-lying islands are on the front line of the battle against climate change. They are disproportionately affected by rising sea levels, coastal erosion and increasingly frequent and intense storm surges. This is why more than a third of Tuvalu’s population have applied to migrate to Australia. They hope to do so on a "climate visa", a landmark scheme designed to help people escape increasingly uninhabitable islands.
Chapters:
0:00 Over a third of Tuvaluans apply for climate visa
0:46 Gaia Vince, Science writer and author
For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/
Follow DW on social media:
►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews
►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews
►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/
►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews
Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch
Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1