Kiribati. Photo source: ©© Jodie Gatfield, AusAID
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A New Zealand judge on Tuesday rejected a Kiribati man’s claim that he should be granted refugee status because of climate change…
Climate Refugee From Kiribati Faces Legal Challenge In New Zealand
A man from one of the lowest-lying nations on Earth is trying to convince New Zealand judges that he’s a refugee, suffering not from persecution, but from climate change.
Voices From the South Pacific, Video (uploaded 11-19-2010)
UNDP produced a film about the reality of climate change in the Pacific island of Kiribati. The film clearly shows how people’s lives are being affected right now by rising sea waters…