FAQs about COP23 Fiji-Bonn 2017
9. Why is Fiji so vulnerable to global warming?
With its approximately 300 islands, of volcanic origin, the territory of Fiji is formed by atolls, whose small height makes it very vulnerable to cyclones and floods. Fiji is no stranger to the devastation caused by climate change. In an extreme case could even be submerged in the Pacific if global warming fails to stop, and therefore neither the melting of the Poles. The floods of maritime origin are associated with the scourge of tropical cyclones that pass near the coast, but also due to the strong waves. In 2012, Vunidogoloa was the first town to begin moving to higher ground due to sea level rise. In the future, if global warming fails to stop these climate impacts will increase.
tion on Climate Change (UNFCCC), said.
Other FAQs about COP23 Fiji-Bonn 2017
1. What is COP23 and what are its objectives?
2. Why is COP 23 held in Bonn?
3. Who preside COP23?
4. Why is COP23 headed by two countries?
5. What are the Bula and Bonn areas?
6. Will the United States participate in COP23?
7. What will be the consequences of the United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement?
8. What does the motto of COP23 “One Conference, two zones” mean?
9. Why is Fiji so vulnerable to global warming?
10. Where is Fiji and what are its most important data?
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