Tavau Teii
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Background
Teii is from NiutaoNiutao
Niutao is a reef island in the northern part of Tuvalu. It is one of the nine districts of Tuvalu, and one of the three who consist of only one island, not counting the three islets inside the closed lagoon. Niutao has a population of 663 .-Geography:There are two lakes , which are brackish to...
and he stood for the Parliament of Tuvalu
Parliament of Tuvalu
The Parliament of Tuvalu is the unicameral national legislature in Tuvalu.-History and political culture:...
in, and was elected from, the constituency of Niutao
Niutao
Niutao is a reef island in the northern part of Tuvalu. It is one of the nine districts of Tuvalu, and one of the three who consist of only one island, not counting the three islets inside the closed lagoon. Niutao has a population of 663 .-Geography:There are two lakes , which are brackish to...
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Deputy Prime Minister of Tuvalu
He was Deputy Prime Minister of TuvaluTuvalu
Tuvalu , formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia. Its nearest neighbours are Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa and Fiji. It comprises four reef islands and five true atolls...
in the Government of Apisai Ielemia
Apisai Ielemia
Apisai Ielemia is a Tuvaluan politician. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Tuvalu from 2006 to 2010.-Background:...
. His ministerial portfolio included that of Minister of Natural Resources.
Teii lost his bid for re-election in the 2010 Tuvaluan general election
Tuvaluan general election, 2010
A parliamentary election was held in Tuvalu on 16 September 2010.Voters elected fifteen members of the Parliament to a four-year term. All candidates were independents, as there are no political parties in the country. Ten out of the fifteen incumbent members were re-elected. The remaining five...
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United Nations Appearances
Teii represented Tuvalu
Tuvalu
Tuvalu , formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia. Its nearest neighbours are Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa and Fiji. It comprises four reef islands and five true atolls...
to discuss the implications of Climate Change at the United Nations High Level Meeting on Climate Change and United Nations General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly
For two articles dealing with membership in the General Assembly, see:* General Assembly members* General Assembly observersThe United Nations General Assembly is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations and the only one in which all member nations have equal representation...
, between the 29th of September 2007 and 1st of October 2007. In his Speech Teii declared that Tuvalu was 'highly vulnerable' due to climate change estimating the total cost of climate change in the Pacific Island region at US$80 billion per year. Teii stated that aid alone could not cover this costs, and proposed that compensation should be charged through the polluter principle, suggesting a levy applied to the international aviation and maritime industries.
Teii also suggested possible changes to the legal agreement on climate change at the Bali Conference of Parties. Citing a four point agenda on the agreement, which included a revision of Kyoto emission targets, the need to ammend the Kyoto agreement in order to improve the contribution of New Industrialized Countries regarding Kyoto targets, Agreement of Voluntary contributions towards decreased Gas Emissions of the NIC'S and introduction of a new 'Global framework on climate change'