Nearly 9,000 Tuvalu citizens, representing 82% of the population, have applied for Australia's new climate visa program. This initiative, part of the Falepili Union pact, aims to provide a pathway for mobility as climate impacts worsen. The agreement also commits Australia to defend Tuvalu and gives them a say in Tuvalu's defense pacts.
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