Pacific leaders watch Tuvalu reclamation effort ahead of UN climate meet

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Tuvalu is reclaiming land on its main island using sand dredged from an atoll lagoon, aiming to reduce the threat posed by rising seas. Representatives from 30 nations observed the effort ahead of a UN climate meeting.

FUNAFUTI, Oct 6 - Representatives of 30 nations watched on Tuesday as white sand dredged from an atoll lagoon was used to reclaim land from the ocean in a fight by the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu to keep its main island from being lost to rising waves.