Publication: Sea Level Rise and the Freely Associated States: Addressing Environmental Migration Under the Compacts of Free Association

If you’re in the mood for a highly technical, legal read, the Columbian Journal of Environmental Law published “Sea Level Rise and the Freely Associated States: Addressing Environmental Migration Under the Compacts of Free Association” in vol. 37, no. 1. From the introduction: Few issues in the climate change debate today are as compelling or [...]

News: Kiribati Mulls Fiji Land Purchase In Battle Against Sea

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Q&A: The Finer Points of Rising Sea Levels

(Inter Press Service) November 18, 2011 – Rousbeh Legatis order cialis interviews Mary-Elena Carr, associate director of the Columbia Climate Centre at the Earth Institute of Columbia University in New York. Long before usa pharmacy the Pacific will rise to a level that will leave its estimated 30,000 islands submerged, most of them might be [...]

Publication: On the Front Line of Climate Change and Displacement: Learning From and With Pacific Island Countries

Pacific Island countries are internationally regarded as a barometer for the early impacts of climate change. Their geophysical characteristics, demographic patterns and location in the Pacific Ocean make them particularly vulnerable to the effects of global warming. Small Island Developing States, a UN-established category which includes most Pacific Island countries, are characterized by a high [...]

Event: Climate-Induced Migration & Policy Responses to Climate-Induced Migration in Asia and the Pacific

Researchers’ Workshop on Climate-Induced Migration & Policy Responses to Climate-Induced Migration in Asia and the Pacific: Regional Conference Manila, Philippines, 14 – 16 mexican pharmacy September 2011 Asia and the Pacific will be amongst the global regions most affected by the impacts of climate change. Countries of the region are particularly vulnerable because of a [...]

New Paper: Climate Change and the Risk of Statelessness: The Situation of Low-lying Island States

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