‘Teaching our children from books, not the sea’: how climate change is eroding human rights in Vanuatu

8 Nov 2022
Vanuatu
Credit: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

There’s a lot at stake over the next fortnight as nations gather at the COP27 climate conference in Egypt. But the stakes are perhaps highest for the Pacific islands and their people.

A report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change last year said global warming above 1.5℃ would be “catastrophic” for Pacific island nations. Sea-level rise could lead to the loss of entire Pacific countries this century.

Read the full story via The Conversation

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