Low-lying islands like Tuvalu and Vanuatu in the Pacific and the Maldives in the Indian Ocean are at risk of becoming uninhabitable as sea level rises in the coming decades. On some of Papua New Guinea’s outlying islands and in parts of the Solomon Islands, whole communities have been forced to flee their homes for higher ground as more intense and powerful hurricanes, cyclones and storm surges destroy coastal areas. The tragedies abound. Small island states are on the frontline of a crisis that affects all of the world’s citizens—a crisis that demands immediate action because we are all, like these frontline communities, running out of time.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 14:04:37 +0000
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