What are leader from the Marshall Islands and Micronesia doing?
Emanuel “Manny” Mori (born December 25, 1948) is the current President of the Federated States of Micronesia. He was elected by the nation’s Congress on May 11, 2007 and sworn in the same day. Mori is married to the former Elina Ekiek and they have four daughters. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
Leaders of Micronesian states have appealed for international help to avoid being wiped out by rising sea levels. “We will all be drowning in our own backyards if leaders of developed nations do not take swift action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” Federated States of Micronesia President Emanuel Mori said. He was speaking at a meeting of presidents and governors from United States-affiliated islands in the north Pacific at a summit held in the Marshall Islands capital of Majuro that ends Friday. Although the summit had a broad agenda — including tourism, health, energy and telecommunications — the pressing issue of climate change and its potentially devastating impact took centre stage. The mood reflected the recent World Ocean Conference in Indonesia where island countries expressed fears that entire nations could be wiped off the map. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicted in 2007 that up to 150 million people could be displaced by the effects of climate c
MAJURO — Leaders of Micronesian states have appealed for international help to avoid being wiped out by rising sea levels. “We will all be drowning in our own backyards if leaders of developed nations do not take swift action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” Federated States of Micronesia President Emanuel Mori said. He was speaking at a meeting of presidents and governors from United States-affiliated islands in the north Pacific at a summit held in the Marshall Islands capital of Majuro that ends Friday. Although the summit had a broad agenda — including tourism, health, energy and telecommunications — the pressing issue of climate change and its potentially devastating impact took centre stage. Sources: http://www.google.
