The Pacific Islands in the 21st Century
A DigitalNZ Story by National Library of New Zealand Topics
Climate change and global warming are two of the biggest issues facing Pacific nations. Other issues and initiatives these resources cover include aid, sustainability, cultural and economic progress, self-sufficiency, education, health, security and the retention of culture. SCIS no: 1935814
Maintaining culture
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Foreign policy and diplomatic representation: Decolonisation and representation in the Pacific
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
A floating island
Kiribati is a country made up of 33 islands or atolls in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It is a country most affected by climate change. Already it is being impacted by rising sea levels, increased soil salinity and a depleting freshwater supply. Even the seawalls being built cannot withstand storms or cyclones or ocean surges. Land is already in short supply for the 100,000 plus population living on 800 square kilometres of land. It is reported that the island will be uninhabitable by 2030. Kiribati President Anote Tong has begun exploring options, one of them being the construction of a floating island which he placed before the Pacific Island Forum in 2011.
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Challenges for Pacific Islanders in New Zealand
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China’s power play in the Pacific
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Threatened by emigration
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Tuna fisheries are vital to our blue continent
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Pacific possible
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Pacific Islands Forum looks for key issues facing members
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Towards sustainable futures
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Winter, Mark, 1958- :Paciflick. 8 April 2015
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UNESCO urges Pacific to protect its culture
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Environment officials talk sustainable tourism in Samoa
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Pacific communities must take more responsibility
Radio New Zealand
Cash crop farming in Samoa
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NZ aid boost welcomed in Pacific
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Overfishing in the Pacific Ocean
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China in the Pacific Islands
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Inequality and human rights
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World Tuna Day
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Sustaining water supply on a Pacific island
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Destruction by climate change
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Destruction by climate change
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Pacific challenges
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Renaming the Cook Islands
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Pacific Islands Forum
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Desert island dump
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Moruroa nuclear site could collapse, MP warns UN
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Tonga
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