COPENHAGEN, Denmark—The remote Pacific nation of Kiribati has appealed to rich nations to give training and jobs to its people, fearing its very existence is at risk if the low-lying atolls are swamped by rising seas.
Foreign Secretary Tessie Eria Lambourne said Kiribati, whose islands lie just two meters (about six feet) above sea-level on average, was in imminent danger from global warming.
She proposed expanding a scheme already in place in Australia and New Zealand, where people from Kiribati are trained as nurses and given the option to work and settle there. Read more
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