The Last Generation

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Lasse Bak Mejlvang, Denmark
• Date of Photograph
  20.11.2023
• Studio
  Fern Photo

Scientists predict that Tuvalu will be the first country in the world to become uninhabitable due to climate change and rising sea levels. By the year 2100, 95% of the country will be submerged during high tide. However, the residents are already experiencing the consequences of rising sea levels. The sea is gradually encroaching upon the land, and erosion. Saltwater has contaminated the groundwater to such an extent that the inhabitants can no longer use it, relying instead on rainwater.
1 billion children worldwide are living in extremely vulnerable conditions due to the climate crisis.