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