Extreme weather events and tides have highlighted the acute vulnerability of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), a small nation of low-lying atoll islands scattered wide across the Western Pacific. CDKN received this report from the Office of Minister Tony de Brum of the RMI, who is calling for countries to turn the crisis into an opportunity for climate leadership.
Emergency teams are scrambling to deliver water and food to the drought-stricken northern atolls of the RMI, and the capital Majuro has been struck by heavy waves that breached the city’s sea walls, flooding the airport and other major urban areas. Once again, this has brought the reality of climate change home to the Marshall Islands.
Click here to read more: http://cdkn.org/2013/07/news-marshall-islands-call-for-new-wave-of-climate-leadership-at-upcoming-pacific-islands-forum/
Source: Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN)