NewsNetworkToday: KIRBATI: RISING SEAS & CLIMATE CHANGE (UNDP)

ocean. In low-lying Pacific islands like Kiribati, thousands of people risk losing their homes and eventually the entire island to rising sea-levels within the next 50 years. Kiribatis highest point is four meters above see level. Its entire population lives within one kilometer of the coast, making this nation one of the most vulnerable to the effects of global warming. SOUNDBITE: (English) Karen Bernard, Program Specialist, Natural Disaster Reduction and Transition, United Nations ...
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