Tuvalu minister stands knee-deep in the sea to film COP26 speech to show climate change Birmingham, AL, USA / WATV • MyV949.com CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero Nov 8, 2021 | 2:11 AM Tuvalu’s foreign minister has given a speech to the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow standing knee-deep in seawater to show how his low-lying Pacific island nation is on the front line of climate change.