‘Our country will vanish’: Pacific islanders bring desperate message to Australia

Kiribati and other low-lying countries are under threat from climate change, and while their people would rather stay behind, they may be left with no choice

Rising sea level in Kiribati
The archipelago of Kiribati is the world’s lowest-lying country, with an average height above sea level of just two metres. Photograph: Jonas Gratzer/LightRocket via Getty Images

“Like a drop of water in a bucket, on its own is small, but if there are many, many drops, soon it is overflowing.”

Erietera Aram’s water analogy is apposite. His country faces being lost under the waves of the Pacific Ocean. Tiếp tục đọc “‘Our country will vanish’: Pacific islanders bring desperate message to Australia”