图瓦卢，富纳富提——10月6日，十余名领导人到访了这个位于太平洋的微型环礁国家图瓦卢，亲眼目睹了因气候变化而遭到破坏的曾经充满活力的生态系统。
FUNAFUTI, Tuvalu - Over a dozen leaders visited the tiny Pacific atoll nation of Tuvalu on Oct 6 for a first-hand look at a once-vibrant ecosystem wiped out owing to climate change.
此次访问是在斐济主办的太平洋“COP前奏”会议期间举行的，旨在引起世界对全球变暖前线生活的关注。
The getaway took place on the sidelines of the Pacific “pre-COP” gathering hosted by Fiji and aimed at drawing the world’s attention to life on the front line of global warming.
这些会议是联合国主办的更大规模全球气候峰会——将于11月在土耳其举行的COP31——的前奏。
The meetings are a precursor to the larger UN-sponsored global climate summit known as COP31, to be held in Turkey in November.
南太平洋是全球最易受全球变暖影响的地区之一——从威胁家园的海平面上升，到导致珊瑚白化的气温升高，无不受到冲击。
The South Pacific is among the regions of the world most vulnerable to global warming – from rising seas jeopardising homes to increasing temperatures causing coral bleaching.
图瓦卢深受其影响，并已着手规划，如果该国被海洋吞噬，将把其1.06万居民迁移至他处。
Tuvalu is deeply affected, already laying plans to relocate its population of 10,600 if the country is consumed by the ocean.
然而，前来访问该环礁的领导人仅寥寥数人，且大多来自太平洋地区。
But only a handful of leaders – mostly from the Pacific – showed up to visit the atoll.
其中包括澳大利亚总理安东尼·阿尔巴尼斯。澳大利亚虽将在2026年担任气候谈判的主席国，但因其作为主要煤炭出口国的角色而面临虚伪的指责。图瓦卢首都富纳富提的最高点仅比海平面高出2米。
Among them was Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, whose country is head of climate negotiations in 2026 but has faced accusations of hypocrisy given its role as a major coal exporter. The highest point in Tuvalu’s capital Funafuti is just 2m above sea level.
数百人身着传统服饰、头戴花环、撑着雨伞以抵御大雨，聚集在一起迎接这些领导人。随行人员还包括包括法新社在内的小型媒体代表团。
Hundreds of people donning traditional dress, flower tiaras and umbrellas to shield themselves from the heavy rain gathered to greet the leaders, who were accompanied by a small media delegation including AFP news agency.
随后，一行人参观了图瓦卢海岸适应项目，这是一项标志性的土地填海工程，旨在减轻海平面上升带来的影响。他们还参加了与当地居民的传统对话活动。
The group then toured the Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project, a landmark land reclamation effort that aims to mitigate the impact of rising sea levels. They also took part in a traditional dialogue session with locals.
澳大利亚在此次“COP前奏”会议中发挥了主导作用，并在国内面临纳税人成本问题的批评时，仍将其捍卫为一场关键的外交活动。
Australia has taken a leading role in the pre-COP gathering and defended it as a critical diplomatic event in the face of criticism back home about the cost to taxpayers.
然而，阿尔巴尼斯却遭到一位图瓦卢政府顾问的批评。该顾问于10月6日指责他，在一次活动中未佩戴传统头饰，以及在访问期间行事越界，表现出缺乏尊重。
But Albanese drew criticism from a Tuvalu government adviser, who accused him on Oct 6 of disrespect by not wearing a traditional headpiece during an event and for overstepping during the running of the visit.
“仅仅因为我们签署了条约，并不意味着他们可以接管我们的国家和主权，”这位助手在要求匿名的情况下对法新社表示。“感觉就是如此。”
“Just because we signed the treaty doesn’t mean they can take over our country and our sovereignty,” the aide told AFP on condition of anonymity. “That’s how it feels.”
气候变化的影响：图瓦卢是世界上最少有人造访的国家之一，其首都富纳富提的最高点距离海平面仅2米。
Impact of climate change Tuvalu is one of the world’s least visited countries, and the highest point in the capital Funafuti is just 2m above sea level.
海平面上升已经几乎淹没了图瓦卢九个珊瑚环礁中的两个，科学家们担心，到本世纪末，整个群岛可能将无法居住。
Rising waters have already largely swamped two of Tuvalu’s nine coral atolls, and scientists fear the entire archipelago could be unliveable by the end of the century.
2024年的一场海洋热浪摧毁了构成这些偏远图瓦卢岛屿的珊瑚中约99.9%。
A marine heatwave in 2024 wiped out an estimated 99.9% of the coral that built the remote Tuvalu islands.
“你可以在环礁的泻湖中沿着珊瑚礁游上几个小时，看到的只有一个个珊瑚骨架。全部都死了，”海洋生物学家奥斯汀·鲍登-克尔比说道。他于2025年访问了图瓦卢，并记录了这一破坏性景象。
“You can swim for hours and hours along the reef in the lagoon, just skeleton after skeleton. It’s all dead,” said marine biologist Austin Bowden-Kerby, who visited in 2025 and documented the devastation.
“正是创造这些岛屿的系统已经死亡。这既不是污染，也不是过度捕捞，而是气候变化的直接结果。”当地科学家拉吉尼尔·辛格告诉法新社，气候变化已经对长期支撑图瓦卢人口的食物来源造成了影响。“老一辈人过去经常捕捞红鲷鱼和其他鱼类，”他说。
“The very system that created the islands has died. It wasn’t pollution. It wasn’t overfishing. Just a direct result from climate change.”Local scientist Rajneel Singh told AFP climate change was already impacting the food sources that have long sustained Tuvalu’s population. “Elders used to fish for red snappers and other things,” he said.
“现在这些鱼在渔获中已经不再常见，而且鱼的体型也变小了。”法新社
“It’s no longer frequent in the catch. And the sizes of the fish has been reduced as well.”AFP