Maldives, Tuvalu, the Marshall Islands, Nauru and Kiribati may become uninhabitable by 2100, creating 600,000 stateless climate refugees as sea level rise, according to a study
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Amid rising seas, island nations push for legal protection
Pacific Island nations push for legal protection as climate change threatens their existence
Could a digital twin of Tuvalu preserve the island nation before it’s lost to the collapsing climate?
With rising seas expected to submerge Tuvalu by 2100, official says ‘we should always be able to remember Tuvalu as it is before it disappears’
Sea level rises forcing community to relocate from Carteret Islands in Papua New Guinea
Carteret Islands community in PNG have no choice but to give up the way of life of generations before them due to sea level rise caused by climate change
‘This place will crack’: Centuries-old graves threatened by the sea
All down the 200-kilometre southern coast of Fiji’s Viti Levu island, climate change is not just imperilling the dead, but endangering the living.
Pacific dealing with runaway climate crisis: Forum Chair
“We continue to deal with a runaway climate crisis, in which we will soon find ourselves on the brink of no return.” – Fijian PM
Tuvalu asks NZ for more support as sea levels rise
Tuvalu’s foreign minister called on emitting countries to provide more support for the Pacific Islands survival
Calls on UN member states to join the Declaration on Preserving Maritime Zones in the face of Climate Change-related sea-level rise
SG Puna reiterated the threats of climate change and sea-level rise as the defining issue that imperils the livelihoods and well-being of Pacific people
Tuvalu wants Australia’s help to lead Commonwealth with a climate focus
Tuvalu’s Foreign Minister says Australia’s support to a Pacific candidate to lead Commonwealth with a climate focus would send “a very strong message to the Pacific that this government is willing to work with us.”
Hawaii homeowners must tell prospective buyers if sea level rise threatens their property
Hawaii became the first state to require real estate sellers to disclose to potential buyers if their property is threatened by sea-level rise