5 days in Tuvalu with questions about global warming

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

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.

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

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.

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

Thank you Laszlo and Peter for your reply... I will go in Tuvalu and try to give back my feeling on this topic after...

hi there
did u manage to visit tuvalu at the end?

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

what i think? that u r the best! too bad u have already been there
where r u going next?

i wish u could have sent us a postcard for our project: http://www.born2travel.it/postcards%20eng.html

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