Moreover, President Anote Tong says that while there are still different projected scenarios in the scientific community about rising sea levels, for an island country like Kiribati sooner or later the conclusion is the same: “ At some point in time the ability of islands to support the same number of people is going to decline very substantially.
對這個問題，Anote Tong 總統解釋，「我國的人民大多還在為眼前的生計奮鬥，沒辦法去擔憂那麼遠的事情，那我們又何必再加重他們的憂慮，讓他們不快樂？」他強調，這是國家領導人要去操心的事，他們會戮力以赴。