Papua New Guinea – Coastal Floods Affect Thousands
The United Nations reports that flooding from unusually high tides has affected thousands of residents in coastal areas of Papua New Guinea. Initial estimates suggest at least 7,000 people have…
Micronesia
Can We Save Low-Lying Island Nations From Rising Seas?
Though climate change has been an internationally recognised challenge since the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 1992, efforts towards reducing carbon emissions by governments remain uneven and…
With Backyard Flooded, Palau President Opens to China Climate Leadership
ROME, July 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – To see the frontline of climate change, Tommy Remengesau, President of Palau, a small island nation in the Pacific, has to look no…
Sea Level Rise Is Biggest Threat to Small Islands
Climate change experts have predicted that rising sea levels affecting the world’s 52 small island states, will be as much as four times higher than the rest of the world.…
