Island nations react to devastating U.N. climate change report: "We are on the edge of extinction"

The United Nations released a climate change report on Monday that issued a "code red for humanity," warning that human-caused climate change is set to cause "unprecedented" extreme events if immediate global actions aren't taken. For the dozens of island nations across the world, the report confirmed that they are "on the edge of extinction." 

Since the report's publication, numerous officials and ambassadors for island nations have spoken out about the dire situation they face should the world not heed the U.N.'s warning.  "This report is devastating news for the most climate-vulnerable countries like the Maldives," former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed tweeted Monday. "It confirms we are on the edge of extinction. Climate emergency is intensifying, we are on the front lines."