1 MAY 2013
In September 2012 a 36 year old man from the nation of Kiribati applied for refugee status with the government of New Zealand to avoid being deported after his visa expired. He claimed that he feared for his children’s futures in Kiribati, which is slowly being engulfed by rising sea levels and could be completely uninhabitable in 20 years. The man’s request was denied.
Click here to read more: http://www.theinternational.org/articles/405-the-uncertain-future-of-climate-refugees
Source: The International