Submitted by imrussellcrowe t3_yymwth in worldnews
From the article:
>Tuvalu will be the first country to replicate itself in the metaverse but follows both the city of Seoul and the island nation of Barbados which last year said they would enter the metaverse to provide administrative and consular services, respectively.
Up to 40 per cent of the capital district is underwater at high tide, and the entire country is forecast to be underwater by the end of the century.
Kofe said he hoped that the creation of a digital nation would allow Tuvalu to continue to function as a state even if it becomes completely submerged.
This is important as the government begins efforts to ensure that Tuvalu continues to be recognised internationally as a state and its maritime boundaries - and the resources within those waters - are maintained even if the islands are submerged.
Kofe said that seven governments have agreed to continual recognition, but there were challenges if Tuvalu goes under as it is a new area of international law.
Choosing Metaverse to do this instead of something reliable like Unreal Engine is an especially bad call for preservation.
Also when they go completely under they should lose country status and become a company.
FYI, metaverses are a whole tech concept. It's corporate arrogance that led Zuckerberg to claim the word as his property. There are many metaverse applications.
TBF we don’t know if ANY of the existing metaverses will still be there when Tuvalu is fully gone in ~80 years… everyone might have their own private metaverses by then
>Choosing Metaverse to do this instead of something reliable like Unreal Engine is an especially bad call for preservation.
That's not necessarily what they are doing, they could be referring to the generic concept of "metaverse" and going in similar direction as Singapore Digital Twin which replicates the country as a digital entity.
>Also when they go completely under they should lose country status and become a company.
There is precedent for a county continuing without territory. The Sovereign Military Order of Malta is still around.
Also unlikely they lose every inch of land. Even if they have to go the Sealand route. The martine claims have value.
Doesn't work that way
It works whatever way the other countries decide it works
The sovereign order of the knights of malta is a real thing that exists.
They have diplomatic relations issue passports ect ect.
Sure, but they own zero territory
Yes that's the point.
The OP was talking about tuvalu still having maritime territory without land
The knights of malta don't control the coasts of malta
They only need to keep a token population in place to keep the maritime claim alive. A thing the knights could not do.
So long as someone lives there permanently it counts as an island. They don't need their 11k people in place.
Not if its completely submerged
Lose country status why? Because everyone else flooded their home? If the Knights Hospitaller can be a sovereign order without land then so can Tuvalu.
Imagine wanting to burn fossil fuel so much you cause this.
Tuvalu was always doomed to be under the ocean, climate change just sped it up
Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments