Residents are living with the impacts of climate change and know it’s happening. But leaving their homes would strike at the heart of their identity.
- Associate Professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland
The sea level around Vanuatu is rising at a rate nearly twice the global average. New research tells a story of both loss and resilience.
Nature is both the trigger for, and answer to, the grief that will increasingly be with us.
Pacific communities have always been resilient, surviving on islands in the middle of oceans for more than 3,000 years. But climate change is an unprecedented challenge.
Relocating communities to safer, less exposed areas can help people manage climate hazards, but it’s not a viable solution for everyone.
Conflict and poverty further deepen the impacts of climate change, resulting widening income inequality between women and men.
The ailing health of the Great Barrier Reef may be attracting more tourists, at least in the short term, with a survey showing many visitors were motivated to see it while they still have the chance.
The UN climate change talks, held from November 11 until November 22 in Warsaw, were more disappointing than expected. During the two weeks, Japan and Australia back-flipped on their previous emissions…
Karen McNamara is reporting from the Warsaw Conference of Parties for The Conversation. One of the most hotly-contested issues on the agenda for the current round of climate talks in Warsaw is “loss and…
Climate change has been considered under many lenses – economic, geopolitical, diplomatic and developmental. However, human rights are rarely considered. Instead, they are a peripheral concern for the…
Global population trajectories put us at nine billion people by 2050. Our demand for natural resources, particularly water, food and energy, will only rise in the coming decades. With this in mind, how…
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