Leaders of island nations on climate change impact

At this year’s UN climate talks, the vice-president of the Maldives, Faisal Naseem, said climate change is remaking the oceans that his island nation depends on.Naseem told that fishermen in the Maldives have to travel further each year to find fish, while monsoon patterns have shifted and become more violent.

King Tupou VI of Tonga also addressed delegates and spoke of the volcanic eruption earlier this year. King Tupou VI of Tonga said "On the 15th of January this year, Tonga experienced a volcanic explosion equal to none our living history. Homes were destroyed, lives were lost, and entire communities are deeply traumatised by sonic explosions and the resulting tsunami waves.

Population displacement has now become a permanent feature for my people." Yemen's President Rashad al-Alimi described the impact of droughts and heavy flooding on his country and TanetiMaamau, the President of Kiribati, discussed reparations and access to resources.More than 100 world leaders are gathering in the Egyptian seaside resort of Sharm el-Sheikh for talks on tackling climate change.