Drowning in money

Tuvalu is a tiny Polynesian island nation of nine islands located in the South Pacific, midway between Hawaii and Australia. Its nearest neighbours are Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa and Fiji. Its population of 10,544 makes it the third-least populous sovereign state in the world, with only Vatican City and Nauru having fewer inhabitants.

But, Why did this country caught my attention?

A few years ago, Tuvalu was one of the poorest country in the world, but then it got a great opportunity. Tuvalu has the internet domain name '.tv' so lots of communication companies and websites offered to buy the domain for large amounts of money (because in many countries 'tv' means 'television') and as a result of that the islanders became very rich.

But, there is a problem. Because of the global warming, and because these islands are only 3m above the sea level, Tuvalu will probably became the first country in the world that will disappear under the sea. Probably by the end of the century. Despite that, they used the money to develop the island, for example with the construction of new building, houses, restaurants, new roads, buying luxurious cars, importing a lot of foog and other goods and improving the tourism business.

However, despite the money that they have, they have to do something with their 'big' problem and about what they are going to do with the climate crisis.

Here there is a video that explains more the climate problem in this country:

Valeria Montecinos A.