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By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) - The world must unite and take significant action now to tackle climate change that is threatening the survival of Pacific island nations, the region s leaders said on Friday, as they prepared to travel to Scotland for a climate summit. The low-lying Pacific islands are widely seen as a main front line in the campaign against climate change as they struggle against rising sea levels. We need concrete action now. We cannot wait until 2050, it is a matter of our survival, Anote Tong, a former president of Kiribati and twice a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize, told Reuters. Tong has predicted his country of 33 atolls and islands that stand just metres above sea level, will likely become uninhabitable in 30 to 60 years because of inundation and contamination of its freshwater supplies. Many major polluters have vowed to intensify their carbon cuts over coming decades with some aiming for net zero carbon emissions by 2050. But Pacific Island leaders sai

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