The inhabitants of the low - lying atolls that make up the territory of Tokelau in the Western Pacific as well as those of the scattered Maldives in the Indian Ocean, islands that rise no more than six feet above sea level at high tide, feel likewise threatened.
तक़रीबन ४० भिन्‍न - भिन्‍न सरकारें ‘ छोटे द्वीप विकासशील राज्य संघ ’ में अपनी अपील के लिए समर्थन जुटाने में एकसाथ मिली हैं ।