Kiribati
China Defends Photo of Diplomat Walking on South Pacific Locals, Accuses Australia of Doing the Same
Outrage over the incident is ill-informed, according to people from Kiribati, where the photo was taken.
The Climate Crisis Isn't Just Taking Pacific Islanders' Homes, It's Taking Our Identities
As Indigenous Pacific Islanders, climate adaptation plans cannot override our fight for sovereignty and self-determination.
News of Zealand: Russian Millionaire Wants to Start a New Empire in the Pacific
Plus Kiwi kids with rotting teeth, Syrian refugees settling in Dunedin, and other News of Zealand.
The tiny nation of Kiribati will soon be underwater — here's the plan to save its people
Planning for "migration with dignity," the former president purchased 6000 acres of land in Fiji for the I-Kiribati to move to and relocated 75 citizens a year to New Zealand.
An Olympic Weightlifter Is Losing His Home to Climate Change
Weightlifter David Katoatau has won the small Pacific nation of Kiribati some of its only athletic honors. With scientists projecting that his country will soon be underwater, he’s trying to capture the world’s attention about climate change.
How to Lead a Nation That Will Be Swallowed by the Sea
The president of low-lying Kiribati has spent nearly a decade trying to save his people from rising sea levels. There’s a good chance he will not succeed. This is how he leads a nation that will likely not exist in 100 years.
What Will Happen to the Millions Displaced by Climate Change?
If your home sinks, so should your expectations of help.
New Zealand Supreme Court Rejects Kiribati Man’s Bid to Become a 'Climate Refugee'
Ioane Teitiota and his family face deportation from New Zealand after its highest court ruled that the environmental threat of rising sea levels does not constitute grounds for refugee status.
These Low-Lying Nations Say They're Going to Sue Fossil Fuel Companies
In a joint statement, representatives from six Pacific Island nations say their rights and ability to survive are threatened by the burning of fossil fuels.
A 10,000-Year-Old Ice Shelf in Antarctica Is Disintegrating
Scientists at NASA say the massive Larsen B Ice Shelf could completely disappear by the end of the decade, while British researchers say its even larger neighbor, Larsen C, is melting at an alarming rate.
A Man in New Zealand Is Seeking Asylum from Climate Change
The rising ocean threatens his native country, the low-lying island nation of Kiribati, so he doesn't want to take his family back.