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# 5 days in Tuvalu with questions about global warming Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Tuvalu
domdomini 07:04 UTC 08 Feb 2015 | I live in Wallis (not very far from Fiji and Tuvalu) and would like to go Tuvalu in june by plane from Suva (5 days thursday to tuesday)... Would like to see this small island and to know also how the people living there react to the likely disappearance of their country in a few years...Anybody know if except government, there are organizations there which fight against rising waters? Do u know if the people are ready to speak about the issue ? do u think for 5 days, it's interesting to stay in the main island ? thanks |
Laszlo 21:38 UTC 10 Feb 2015 | Tuvalu is not likely to disappear within a few years. I found that most people there cared little or nothing about this issue and many (most?) didn't believe it at all. Life just goes on normally. | 1
domdomini 03:19 UTC 11 Feb 2015 | Thanks Laszlo for your feeling... i found on internet a french-tuvaluan organisation "Alofa Tuvalu" http://www.alofatuvalu.tv/index.html which try to do something on the issue... I will see... And if you have been there, could you give me tip for hotel... and staying on funafuti 5 days, is it ok ? thanks | 2
Laszlo 06:50 UTC 11 Feb 2015 | I wrote it up here: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/forums/australasia-pacific-pacific-islands-papua-new-guinea/tuvalu/a-few-notes-on-tuvalu For Funafuti only, 5 days sounds OK. | 3
peter_n_margaret 09:32 UTC 11 Feb 2015 | Maybe go to Kiribati? Highest point on Tarawa is 3.5m above sea level. They are buying land in Fiji to move to, so they are concerned. Cheers, Peter | 4
domdomini 06:49 UTC 12 Feb 2015 | Thank you Laszlo and Peter for your reply... I will go in Tuvalu and try to give back my feeling on this topic after... | 5
born2travell 11:19 UTC 09 Sep 2015 | hi there did u manage to visit tuvalu at the end? | 6
domdomini 12:02 UTC 11 Sep 2015 | yes, i spent 7 nice days there... You can see 2 small videos i did about Tuvalu here (no worry, interviews are in english !) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X58G7TjknM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5g76LypmL8 Let me know what you think about .... bye | 7
born2travell 12:49 UTC 11 Sep 2015 | what i think? that u r the best! too bad u have already been there where r u going next? | 8
born2travell 12:50 UTC 11 Sep 2015 | i wish u could have sent us a postcard for our project: http://www.born2travel.it/postcards%20eng.html | 9
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