“The name is related to the importance of Kiribati in the world where it is sitting. We are right in the centre. And we are the ones that keep the world afloat and from sinking. So it's ...

Kiribati could soon become uninhabitable due to climate change. Residents are using all available means to protect themselves from rising sea levels. In Kiribati, residents are building walls to ...

The sinking is due to a process known as glacial isostatic adjustment. New York City is sinking at the same time that sea levels around the world are rising, which could exacerbate flooding ...

Due to its isolation, Kiribati isn’t the easiest to reach ... its government is desperately trying to raise funds to stop it from sinking. Speaking to the Guardian in November 2022, the ...

Despite a deal between the PIF and other Micronesian states, Kiribati declared it still intends to withdraw from the premier regional forum. Kiribati’s President Taneti Maamau had in early 2021 ...

Anote Tong forewarns that regardless of emission reductions, Oceanic nations like Kiribati may be faced with the sole choice of relocating to other countries. Anote Tong forewarns that regardless of ...

Due to sinking (land subsidence) and flooding caused by excessive unregulated groundwater ... And it’s not the first place to do so. In 2014 the small island nation of Kiribati purchased the 5500 acre ...

Mr Kench describes Mr Tong’s tale of sinking islands as “largely an emotional narrative”. Such narratives have their uses. Kiribati, Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands, low-lying archipelagoes ...

In Jakarta, which is sinking at a rate between 15 and 25 centimeters ... even as tsunamis and hurricanes grow worse. Kiribati faces similar challenges, but remains at the forefront of the climate ...

Kiribati in its 20-year vision has also included ... was to “put aside the misleading and pessimistic scenario of a sinking, deserted nation.” His government dismantled climate policies ...