Signal Tuvalu has asked the United Nations to recognize it as a digital state

Summary

This signal is the report's example of the emerging idea of a digital nation. Tuvalu is expected to be the first country to be submerged by rising sea levels. It has asked the United Nations to recognise it as a digital state. The aim is to preserve its fishing rights even if its physical territory disappears. The case shows how statehood might be detached from land as a response to climate change. The report later suggests that global governance may need to adapt to include digital nations, including states that vanish due to climate change.