The Abbott government believes its plan to cut carbon emissions by 26 percent by 2030 is enough to help fight climate change but some vulnerable Pacific countries fear they are being abandoned to the impact of warmer temperatures.
Kiribati is a nation of 100,000 people living on mainly low-lying atolls at risk from rising sea levels. The Catholic aid groups Caritas and the Edmund Rice Centre have been working to prepare for the worst—the possible evacuation of the islands.
Maria Tiimon Chi-Fang from the Edmund Rice Centre’s Pacific Partnership explains.
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