that nation is the maldives. archipelago off of southeast india. the comment by the president of the maldives has this report from deutsche welle. especially telling, as his country goes, so may go the rest of the world. >> reporter: is an island in the north malay group. it's home to about 2,000 people. for generations they have lived from the sea but now the sea itself is threatening their livelihood. the land here has been vanishing for years. and the rate of erosion is increasing. this year, some 15% of the land mass has been lost to the rising sea level. people are worried. not long ago, they could look out to the sea, but now the waves are gnawing the beach away. >> translator: just two weeks ago, you could sit out here comfortably and look out to the ocean in evening. now just look, the beach has almost disappeared. the water is getting higher and higher and the tides are getting stronger. >> reporter: just a few days ago the water inundated the streets. the water all but destroyed this small harbor here. >> translator: we got the land years

as we a brought home if you listen to the tale of the maldives, now part of which is more than 6 feet above sea land. the war in dartboard -- darfur has been driven by climate change and environmental degradation. unless enough action is taken quickly enough, this phenomenon all lead to starvation or lay waste to an entire region. it is vital in on national interest to move to a genuinely low carbon economy and act with our international partners to reach agreements on the success to reduce global emissions, keep global temperature rises below two degrees celsius. the sec at the stabilizing force is the threat of nuclear energy. it can provide part of the answer to climate change, but the global spread of nuclear technology and material presents a new age of nuclear and security. it involves a rash of new nuclear weapon states are even the acquisition and nuclear weapons by terrorists, a risk which may grow in parallel to their possession of chemical or biological devices. as in the case of climate change, decisions taken in the next year or two will be crucial in determining whether

threat to the very existence of nations, as is brought home if you listen to the new president of the maldives described the current condition. the study found that the war in darfur has been driven by climate change and environmental degradation. it is easy to see how shortages of water could lead to tension and even conflict between nations. blessing of action is taken quickly enough, this phenomenon looks set to cause wars, disease, starvation, or the laying waste of entire regions. it is vitally in our national interest to move to a genuinely low carbon economy and act with our international partners to reach agreement on a successful -- keep global temperature rises below 02 degrees celsius and avoid catastrophic climate change. the second destabilizing force is the spread of nuclear science. civil nuclear energy can bring immense benefits to humanity and provide part of the answer to the challenge of climate change. but the global spread of nuclear technology and materials threatens a new age of nuclear in security, involving a rash of nuclear weapon states or the acquisition of nuclear