CIAO DATE: 04/2011
January 2011
As the effects of climate change intensify, time is running out for millions living in Asia Pacific coastal and island communities. Many will be forced to leave their homes within the next half century because of increased intensity and frequency of storms and floods, sea-level rise, and desertification.
Resource link: In Search of Refuge: Pacific Islands, Climate-Induced Migration, and the Legal Frontier [PDF] - 378K