Villagers of Malaita Province, Solomon Islands, fear that their homes will vanish soon as king tides cause flooding that they have never experienced before
Tag: sea level rise
Why Pacific Islanders are staying put even as rising seas flood their homes and crops
Serua Island residents are choosing to stay put even as rising seas flood their homes and crops as their decision is based on ‘Vanua’, which binds local communities to their land
Tonga – On the frontline of sea level rise
Early data from the January tsunami indicates that Tonga needs to add another metre to its sea walls to be safe from future tsunamis, writes Commonwealth National Climate Finance Adviser
Football hope for climate vulnerable Tuvalu
Tuvalu is still hopeful it can join the world football body, FIFA despite its vulnerability to climate change
Climate change a ‘fundamental’ threat to livelihood of Pacific people – report
Tuvalu immigrant, Kelesoma Saloa, shares the devastating story of why he had to leave his home country because of climate change for the sake of his children and their future
Marshall Islands ask for a place their future generations can call home
Marshall Islands asks world leaders to stand in solidarity and take difficult and bold decisions to fight against climate crisis. “We cannot afford further delay…”
How to move a country: Fiji’s radical plan to escape rising sea levels
The government of Fiji makes a daunting plan to move communities in villages that have been gravely affected by the harsh impacts of the climate crisis even though many are hesitant to leave their homes
As world gathers for COP27, Tuvalu declares state of emergency for extreme droughts
Tuvalu told world leaders at COP27 that it is not just on the brink of sinking due to climate change-induced sea level rise but also facing extreme drought
Why a chain of tiny Pacific islands wants an international court opinion on responsibility for the climate crisis
Vulnerable small island states join Vanuatu in requesting the ICJ to give an advisory opinion on the rights and obligations of states under international law concerning the adverse effects of climate change
The climate crisis threatens to rob us not just of our living, but also of our dead
When atoll nations are told that they may have to leave due to rising seas, I think of their fathers’ and mothers’ bones. Climate crisis threatens Pacific island nations – they rob us not just of the living, but also of our dead, writes Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson.