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I think it is really great that vice president Elias Camsek Chin brought up climate change at the recent UN meeting in New Caledonia. The meeting held in March was headed by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). At the meeting Chin brought up the fact that small pacific islands are going to be the most affected by global climate change, but they are having almost no say in action against climate change. He spoke to the Executive Secretary of ESCAP, Noeleen Heyzer, and stressed the fact that the Pacific Islands should be more active in addressing the issue of climate change. She will hopefully be helpful in getting the Pacific Islands more involvevd in this affirmative action.
GO CHIN!!
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March 28, 2008 | 8:53 AM Comments  2 comments

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TheSam The Sam
March 28, 2008 | 12:06 PM
Pacific Islands Are In Danger
I absolutely agree with your opinion, Sarah. Small island nations, such as Palau, are much more vulnerable to climate change than larger nations, yet they have signifgantly less influence over the collaborative response to this issue that the Pacific Islands, as a whole, must formulate. According to "The Impact Of Global Warming In Oceania," the smaller nations of Oceania can "are very vulnerable to increasing coastal flooding and erosion due to rising sea level." Dangers of climate change such as these are certain to affect Palau and other small island countries in the near future. Chin truly brought up an important issue at the meeting, and her words should be heeded so that the Pacific Islands can become more involved in the response to climate change.

See: http://www.climatehotmap.org/oceania.html
myfiddle2002 Sarah
March 29, 2008 | 8:54 AM

Chin is a woman.. but other than that what you said was true.
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