Kiribati Flashcards
Learn about sea level rise in Kiribati and the associated issues (12 cards)
How high up is Kiribati?
4m maximum, some regions low as a metre.
At the current rate when will it be gone?
2100
What are some social and economic impacts associated with the sea level rise?
-Roads flooded
-Homes lost
-Agricultural land lost and fishing grounds
-Contaminated water
How fast is sea level rise in Kiribati?
1.2cm per year (4x average)
Where is Kiribati?
-Consists of 32 atolls in the Pacific Ocean (independent country), with a population of 119,000
Impact of climate change?
-Eustatic changes
-Increased tropical storms
-Coral losses
-Disproprtionate impact on outer islands.
Where are people leaving to?
70% to Tarawa, increasing stress on the land. regarding space and food. (Some to New Zealand and Australia through their government migration policy)
What is happening in Fiji regarding Kiribati?
-Land bought by Kiribati to grow food to support Kiribati populations
What is the Issue with the worlds bank’s migration policy to NZ and Aus?
-Only 75 people a year, too small of a scale.
What are some current mitigation strategies being employed for the long term?
-Migration with dignity, climate refuges.
-Land in Fiji to grow crops in 2014
-Moving to Australia and NZ
Issue with land in Fiji in 2014?
only 20km^2 bought, small scale.
What are the short term solutions to the Kiribati crisis?
-Mangroves planted to protect soil
-‘floating platform’, initiative to relocate entire country to newly created islands. But too expensive (2BN)
-Coral rock walls built by the residents.
