Sea level rise: The view from ground zero
Read the full ECOS Magazine article by Mary-Lou Considine

According to the World Bank, tens of millions of people in 84 developing countries including Vietnam, Bangladesh, Jamaica
and the Maldives will likely be displaced by rising sea levels over this century.

In our region, a rise of one metre would effectively put the small Pacific Island nations of Kiribati and Tuvalu at ground zero, a prospect that raises a host of humanitarian issues for Australia and New Zealand.

It’s hard to imagine moving your home not just the contents but the entire welling – every one to two years to revent it being washed out to sea.

But according to Emeretta Cross, this is now a common experience for many I-Kiribati, the inhabitants of the tiny nation of 33 islands that rise just metres above the Pacific Ocean, halfway between Australia and Hawaii.

Read the full ECOS article by Mary-Lou Considine including an interview with Green Cross Australia CEO Mara Bun about the work that Green Cross Australia is doing in this area.