Bold action is needed to deal with the consequences of climate change in the Pacific

Pacific Island Red Cross leaders – gathered for their movement’s global congress in Sydney – say climate change and rising sea-levels are just one threat facing vulnerable island nations. They want boldness on adaptation.

It’s easy to associate climate change in the Pacific Islands with doomsday scenarios such as rising sea-levels and the mass migration of entire populations. But as Red Cross leaders from the region, we are not interested in sensational headlines about a ‘sinking Pacific’ – we are concerned with taking collective action to address the challenges we face.

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Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation