Former Tuvaluan Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga has accused the Morrison government of trying to buy the silence of Pacific Island leaders who are vocal about climate change. Mr. Sopoaga, who has been a fierce advocate on climate change action, told SBS News that
"Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's climate policies are un-Pacific and that Australia was letting down the region."
The major legislative solution to recognise the situation infringing upon the Tuvaluan nation is reforming the sovereign legal document, the United Nations Refugee Convention of 1951, that dictates who can qualify for refugee/asylum-seeking status, and current international law does not reflect and acknowledge those displaced due to climate ramifications. An amendment to the convention to establish a special 'climate refugee' status is crucial for Tuvalu's future and will forever protect people displaced due to climate reasons. If you want to learn more regarding the convention view our post on JULY 7, 2020.
Affirmative action and reform can only be executed with the support of all International Governments including those without infringing climate ramifications and the world's largest polluters. Amendments must be adopted by two-thirds of the members of the General Assembly and ratified by two-thirds of the members of the United Nations, including all the permanent members of the Security Council.
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