Former Kiribati President calls for access to secure futures rather than being climate refugees. “Our land is disappearing faster than global action can stem climate change.”
Tag: sea level rise
Tuvalu to remain a state if it is submerged by sea level rise
Tuvalu Foreign Minister says “We are sinking” due to the deadly and existential threats of climate change and sea level rise
Marshall Islands: New Climate Study Visualises Confronting Risk of Projected Sea Level Rise
A new World Bank study provides alarming visual projections, together with adaptation options to assist the Marshall Islands in tackling rising sea levels
Rising sea levels threaten Marshall Islands’ status as a nation, World Bank report warns
Large parts of Pacific country’s capital would be permanently flooded and islands would disappear, according to new projections
Legal implications of sea level rise for Small Island States explored in New World Bank study
New study examines what rising sea levels mean for maritime rights, migration and economic opportunities of Pacific states
As rising seas claim coastal communities, Pacific Islands seek more support at Glasgow climate talks
While holding out hope, Pacific Islanders have no choice but to endure the impacts of climate change.
Hawaiians look to tradition to cope with Climate change
Conservation and heritage groups in Hawaii are reviving traditional values to reduce climate change damage.
Fiji calls for action on latest climate report
Fiji has had about 13 cyclones since 2016: Fiji Minister for Climate Change
Pacific: UN report a “looming line in the sand for the Pacific”
If we actually get our act together and go into one of the low emission pathways, then things can be reversed.-IPCC’s Vice Chair
Irreversible human-caused climate crisis threatens Pacific Island nations
Humans are responsible for the rise in the earth’s global temperature and it won’t stop rising unless immediate action is taken.—UN panel