COP28: Tuvalu negotiator travelled 8,000 miles to save her home. Can she? - BBC News
The UN climate talks turn to oceans and a Pacific islander is here to fight for her home.
2 days agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsCOP28By Georgina RannardClimate reporter at COP28, DubaiThe UN climate talks start haggling over how to protect the oceans on Saturday - and one woman will be closely watching.
Mervina Paueli, 25, has come to Dubai to negotiate a future for her home, Tuvalu - a group of low-lying Pacific islands.
We owe the oceans a lot - by absorbing heat, they protect us from the full cost of global warming.
If this summit agrees to slash fossil fuel use, oceans could be a big winner.
This is Mervina's first COP summit - she was in the air for 24 hours, flying from Fiji to Hong Kong before finally landing here in the United Arab Emirates.
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