Thus, the country will be able to preserve its history and culture, he writes Reuters.
"Our land, our ocean, our culture are the people's most precious possessions, and to protect them from harm, regardless of what happens in the physical world, we will move them into cloud storage," Tuvalu Foreign Minister Simon Kofe said during the climate the summit
"It's time to look for alternative solutions for the survival of the country"
Tuvalu will be the first country to recreate itself in the metaverse. However, authorities there are following the experience of Seoul and the island nation of Barbados, which announced last year that they would enter the metaverse to provide administrative and consular services.
A year ago, during the summit, Kofe already drew attention to climate change, which threatens his country. He performed his performance standing knee-deep in water.
Tuvalu is a group of nine islands located between Australia and Hawaii. About 12 thousand people live in it. The state has been suffering from climate change for a long time. At high tide, about 40% of the capital district is under water. According to forecasts, the entire country will be under water by the end of the century.
Kofe said he hopes the creation of a digital nation will allow Tuvalu to continue to function as a state even if it is completely submerged in water.
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