Teleke Lauti

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The sea is our very close neighbour. In fact, on the island where I live, Funafuti, it is possible to throw a stone from one side of the island to the other. Our islands are very low lying. When a cyclone hits us there is no place to escape. We cannot climb any mountains or move away to take refuge. It is hard to describe the effects of a cyclonic storm surge when it washes right across our islands. I would not want to wish this experience on anyone. The devastation is beyond description ... This concern is so serious for our people, that the Cabinet, in which I am a member, has been exploring the possibility of buying land in a near-by country, in case we become refugees to the impacts of climate change. [12]

Following his four-year term as an MP, Lauti was unseated in the 2002 Tuvaluan general election, finishing with 149 votes, while Kamuta Latasi won 373 and future Prime Minister Kausea Natano 364. [13] [14] Afterwards, he served as a pastor on the island of Nanumaga. [3] In 2010, he authored a book, titled Breaking Through the Wall: The Coming of the Church to Nanumaga. [15] He was interviewed by Australia's ABC News on the effects of climate change in 2011. [3] In 2018, after the resignation of Kamuta Latasi as an MP, Lauti ran for election in the Funafuti by-election, coming in fourth, with Simon Kofe winning. [16] As of 2021, he was serving on the Kaupule of Funafuti, the executive branch of the island's assembly of elders. [17]

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The Reverend
Teleke Lauti
Member of Parliament
In office
26 March 1998 –25 July 2002
Servingwith Ionatana Ionatana