Sinking Paradise, Carteret Islands, PNG

http://ourworld.unu.edu/en/how-to-guide-for-environmental-refugees/

In December 2008, the low-lying Carteret Islands were badly damaged by king tides and violent storm surges. Nicholas Hakata, a local youth leader and community representative, explains that he and his family have been surviving on mainly fish and coconuts, and battling the swamp mosquitoes that have brought malaria.

With the local government's food aid ship coming once or twice a year, the relocation plans are equally as slow. Hungry and unwell, the islanders have set up a relocation team and have begun a series of urgent tasks to move families closer to security.

Made in collaboration with Nicholas Hakata, Tulele Peisa and Ursula Rakmova
Camera/Editor by Luis Patron
Producer/Editor by Citt Williams

Support Tulele Peisa relocation program - tulelepeisa.org

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[thegreeensky]

that was an awesome island.. looks really clean...

[5tonyvvvv]

@GodlessMartyr666 American tourists are so ignorant!!! they come to these small islands and consume everything and leave! They should stick to there pointless lives of making money eating hot dogs and cheeseburgers and getting cancer!!

[GodlessMartyr666]

unfortunately it is a tourist hub and essentially, part of the problem, when it comes to global emissions and why they exist...

[muaspheeb]

beautiful human migration

[UNUChannel]

@TheBrassHole Sorry but not sure what you are saying. i think it is a beautiful location and people should love there. But we need to make sure that the way we live does not undermine the way they live.

[TheBrassHole]

@JimmysCrackhorn Coward had to remove your comment huh? So using your logic, then you would just cause the distruction of these islands by having humans there... Yes that's my point.

[matthiashaenni]

GREAT vid.... please watch my PNG music vid :-)

[daikokonori]

日本も島国、人ごとではありません！

みんなが、日常の贅沢を少し我慢をすれば・・

私だけ我慢してもと、思わずに！！

[adrao77]

An excellent video... such a shame that such a place will be disappearing!!!

[TheBrassHole]

I rather not have humans some where that beautifull any way.