For Pacific Island Nations, Rising Sea Levels are a Bigger Security Concern than Rising Chinese Influence – The Conversation
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Article Synopsis – With climate change becoming the most pressing problem in the Pacific, island nations are calling for an update to the Biketawa Declaration, which provides a framework for collective action between Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific islands when political tensions and crises occur. Australia has recently been identified as the worst-performing country in the world on climate action, making an agreement on climate change and sustainability for the islands more important, and more difficult, than ever. To read the actual article click here.