Tuvalu's foreign minister did his COP26 statement like no other by speaking behind a podium at sea, standing in knee-deep water. Images released by the Tuvalu government show the Minister of Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs Simon Kofe delivering his remarks to COP26 in seawater on Friday (November 5) by making a pre-recorded statement at sea to address about rising sea levels affecting Pacific nations, such as Tuvalu. The recording was shot by public broadcaster TVBC at the far end of Fongafale, the main islet of the capital of Funafuti, and would be played at a side event of the COP26 summit in Glasgow on Tuesday (November 9), a Tuvalu government official said.