World Bank: let climate-threatened Pacific islanders migrate to Australia or NZ | Environment | The Guardian
'The policy paper, Pacific Possible, suggests as one climate change adaptation measure, open access migration from Tuvalu and Kiribati β for work and permanent settlement β to Australia and New Zealand. '
'None have been successful (four have yet to be determined and 13 have been rejected) because the refugees convention does not recognise climate change as grounds for protection. '
'Australia and New Zealand should allow open migration for citizens of Pacific nations threatened by climate change, to boost struggling island economies and prevent a later mass forced migration, a paper from the World Bank argues. '
'Tuvalu (population 11,000) and Kiribati (107,000) are low-lying archipelago nations in the Pacific acutely vulnerable to climate change, in particular to rising sea levels that have already begun inundating land and homes across the islands. '
'The World Bank paper argues a structured migration program instituted now would prevent a more harried, forced migration in future generations.βThe worsening impacts of climate change have provided a new moral imperative for providing open access,β the report says. '
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I've thought about it and I'm not sure.
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