The President's Dilemma

The Pacific islands of Kiribati were among the last places to be colonized by humans. But now, because of rising sea levels, they may be among the first to be abandoned. Should Kiribati President Anote Tong surrender to climate change and evacuate? Can anything be done to help him buy more time?

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• climate change
• environment
• climate refugees
• global
• president
• sinking country
• disappearing culture
• fishing
• salt water
• tarawa
• anote tong
• sea-level rising
• islands
• relocate
• exodus
• United Nations
• economic growth
• migration out of africa
• food security
• coconut
• cultural identity
• poverty
• LSE
• development
• IFAD
• arorae
• weather

[luciferlandscapes]

Would like to remind you that these islands have been populated for 1000s of years. That Kiribati is not one island but 33 that will need to be evacuated. This is not solely the work of natural environmental change that you imply with your final comment. Have you met any I-Kiribati? Or any other person whose losing their homeland due to climate change or any other reason for that matter? Do you look them in the eyes and simply say get over it?

[jdtvproducties]

google climategate folks!

i have a special playlist about this subject on my channel!

is co2 the real problem here?

i really hope these folks can preserve their island, but we all know that islands come and go!!!

[harahhaywood]

It's disheartening to see the reality of climate change on Kiribati.

[loveneo89]

im sharing this vid to my friends....

[loveneo89]

this problem is severe.... it not only triggers displacement, but food shortage, loss of livelihood.... so much porblems, less solutions... i was touched by the situation, i really liked to help... but i don't know where and how to start....

[EUofficial]

The future of the earth will be terrible; we just starts to become aware of the problem ! Europen Union can do it !!

[lovuian]

Awesome video

[efreshdotcom]

yes it's alarming, global warming.