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While world leaders met in Egypt in 2022 for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) Conference of the parties (COP 27) and danced around the need for critical global action on climate change, ni-Vanuatu (Vanuatu citizens) were dealing with its realities. Continuing sea level rises, more intense and frequent cyclones, flooding and landslides are regular occurrences in Vanuatu.

This island nation contains many marine eco-systems, from globally significant coral reefs to mangroves, seagrass areas, seamounts and deep-sea trenches supporting at least 769 fish species, including sharks and rays, as well as whales, dolphins and sea turtles.