The Marshall Islands has declared a national climate crisis.
Most islands in atoll nations, such as in this aerial view of Jaluit in the Marshall Islands, are as little as two meters above sea level and threatened by climate change. Photo: Giff Johnson
The country's Nitijela, or Parliament, last month passed a resolution making the fight against climate change its top priority.
Resolution 83, made public today, says the Marshall Islands continues to struggle to finance a response to the climate crisis.
Passed by the Nitijela on September 26, the resolution lays responsibility for the crisis with the international community.
It note countries responsible have had an inadequate response to the climate crisis.
The resolution calls on the international community to consider additional support to low-lying atoll nations in their fight against climate change.
Our parliament has officially declared a national climate crisis. As one of only four low-lying coral atoll nations in the world, the failure of the international community to adequately respond to the global climate crisis of its own making holds particularly grave consequences. pic.twitter.com/S9rPPbxw38
— Dr. Hilda C. Heine (@President_Heine) October 10, 2019
