Kiribati man faces deportation after New Zealand court rejects his bid to be first climate change refugee

A Kiribati man who launched a landmark bid to become the world's first climate change refugee faces deportation from New Zealand after a court rejected his appeal.

Ioane Teitiota, 38, argued that he should not be sent back to Kiribati because rising seas threaten to deluge the island nation, making it unsafe for him and his family.

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Source: ABC Radio Australia