Solomon Islands central hospital under threat from rising sea levels

Solomon Islands central hospital under threat from rising sea levels

19 FEBRUARY 2015

The National Referral Hospital in Solomon Islands is under threat from climate change, as coastal erosion and rising sea levels mean the waters of Iron Bottom Sound are lapping dangerously close to its foundations.

Last week, the World Health Organisation's environmental health specialist told Pacific Beat he's calling for developing nations to help relocate climate-affected hospitals around the region.

 

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Source: ABC Radio Australia

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