Post by Brent George on Jun 19, 2022 3:54:15 GMT
Government dumps $500m plan to raise sinking Pacific Island
Stuff - Politics: 19-June-2022
The Government quietly dumped a $500m climate change plan for the sinking Pacific island nation of Kiribati - after spending millions of dollars on consultants and reports.
Half of the atoll’s 110,000 inhabitants live on the crowded capital island of Tarawa, which is increasingly vulnerable to flooding and storm surges. Its sea levels are predicted to rise by up to 18cm by 2030.
Along with the Kiribati government, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade proposed an ambitious scheme to reclaim and raise 300-hectares area of swampy inhabitable land, and build housing for up to 35,000 people.
Stuff - Politics: 19-June-2022
The Government quietly dumped a $500m climate change plan for the sinking Pacific island nation of Kiribati - after spending millions of dollars on consultants and reports.
Half of the atoll’s 110,000 inhabitants live on the crowded capital island of Tarawa, which is increasingly vulnerable to flooding and storm surges. Its sea levels are predicted to rise by up to 18cm by 2030.
Along with the Kiribati government, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade proposed an ambitious scheme to reclaim and raise 300-hectares area of swampy inhabitable land, and build housing for up to 35,000 people.