World leaders gathered in Samoa for the Small Island Developing States Summit were greeted with an unexpected photo message.
A campaign called ‘Our Voices’ sent the leaders a collection of pictures of people, standing in water, urging for a climate treaty in time for the UN climate talks in Paris next year.
The act followed the recent news of Choiseul in the Pacific Soloman Islands becoming the first town which was forced to evacuate because of its vulnerability to extreme weather events and rising sea levels.
Former ambassador to the UN Dessima Williams said: “We are sharing these photos with leaders coming to the summit here in Samoa to remind them that people around the world care deeply about those impacted by climate change.”
Pat Daly, a campaigner from the US, added: “We want our leaders to take measures to stop man-made carbon emissions which can only result in many, many more people losing their
homes and livelihoods”.
The Small Island Developing States Summit will take place this week.
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