30 MAY 2013
Like its neighbors in the Pacific, the Cook Islands is no stranger to severe natural disasters. Pacific island countries are highly susceptible to increasingly frequent and extreme events, such as cyclones, tsunamis and landslides, as well as the slower-onset effects of climate change, such as rising sea levels, increased temperatures and coastal erosion.
Click here to read more: http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/up-front/posts/2013/05/30-pacific-island-natural-disasters-climate-change-displacement-nansen-initiative-mcadam
Source: Brookings