It slices through swathes of land, carves out crevices, and finds only weakness.“ Bopha brought very strong wind,” recalled Palau resident Isabella Yano of the 2012 storm. “The water flowed under our house as we had elevated it with posts. But underneath it, we had put washer, dryer and freezer… They floated away.”“Because their houses were near the water, some broke and some floated away,” Mdm Yano added. “We were also scared of the sea because the tide is always coming up ...
“We hope that the big brothers and sisters of the developed countries of the world will see that this is something that is a responsibility on all of us and everyone should do their part.” “So if you’re producing high carbon emissions on the other side of the world … on this side of the world, we feel the impact. So it behooves us to encourage the international community to take it seriously.”Palau is punching above its weight when it comes to tackling climate change.
There has also been a concerted switch towards the use of clean energy as the island nation aims to generate 45 per cent of its energy from renewable sources by 2025.“We're definitely promoting renewable energy - even though we contribute the least to the causes of climate change,” said Mr Remengesau.
“Fishermen understand the calendar that there are two seasons - basically, you have six months of easterly winds and six months of winds coming from the west,” he explained.
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