• Global sea levels have risen by eight inches in the last century.
• Over 24 million people have been forced to leave their homes due to the impact of climate change. Those that call low-lying villages and islands home are on the front lines of this issue, as sea level rise causes flooding and erosion.
• People on drowning islands are increasingly relocating as formerly habitable communities sink beneath sea level.
• Greenhouse gas emissions, primarily generated by industrial nations, have begun to impact the human rights and sovereignty of individuals who occupy the world’s island nations.

Islands at Risk

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What You Can Do

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