'Climate refugee' bid denied

'Climate refugee' bid denied

24 SEPTEMBER 2013

A man from Kiribati, an island nation threatened by rising sea levels, has lost another bid to live in New Zealand with his wife as refugees along with their New Zealand-born children.

Bruce Burson with the Immigration and Protection Tribunal (IPT), said he accepted a "sad reality" that Kiribati and its people were facing environmental degradation and disaster.

Click here to read more: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9202819/Climate-refugee-bid-denied

Source: Stuff.co.nz

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