There are about 12,000 people living on the South Pacific island of Tuvalu. The island was identified as “extremely vulnerable” to climate change by the UN. Due to the ocean’s rising level, there is concern that the island turns to the metaverse
According to a Reuters investigation. Up to 40% of the capital area is drowned at high tide, and the entire nation will be underwater by the end of the century, The island’s landmarks, history, and culture are in danger due to the increasing sea level.
In a video for the UN’s COP27 climate conference, Tuvalu’s Minister for Justice, Communication, and Foreign Affairs Simon Kofe highlighted the initiative and said, “As our land disappears, we have no choice but to become the world’s first digital nation.”
He spoke while standing on a digital form of an islet and said that “Our land, our ocean, our culture are the most precious assets of our people and to keep them safe from harm, no matter what happens in the physical world, we will move them to the cloud,”
Tuvalu will be the first nation to enter the virtual world, but Seoul and the island of Barbados made their intentions known last year. Seoul wants to make public services, events, and historical places accessible. The objective for Barbados is a digital embassy.
