Sentences with phrase «island nations adapt»

Second, to help the most vulnerable countries including small island nations adapt to climate change by building barriers against rising seas or developing drought - resilient crops.

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The latest study from the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) put the inevitability of drastic global warming in the starkest terms yet, stating that major impacts on parts of the world — in particular Africa, Asian river deltas, low - lying islands and the Arctic — are unavoidable and the focus must be on adapting life to survive the most devastating changes.

Although climate change threatens the world's small island nations, many can find ways to adapt and preserve their homes and cultures — especially if wealthy countries cut emissions and provide support.

In the final hours of the conference, the governments of small, sinking island nations were delighted to learn that they, and not some global body, would control a fund to help them adapt to a warming world.