{"id":34390,"date":"2023-11-14T11:00:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T11:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isafespend.com\/news\/australia-offers-refuge-to-pacific-island-nation-threatened-by-rising-sea-levels\/"},"modified":"2023-11-14T11:00:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T11:00:16","slug":"australia-offers-refuge-to-pacific-island-nation-threatened-by-rising-sea-levels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isafespend.com\/?p=34390","title":{"rendered":"Australia offers refuge to Pacific island nation threatened by rising sea levels"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"SpecialReportArticle-ArticleBody-6\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"SpecialReportArticle-articleBody-6-2\"><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>Australia and the South Pacific island nation of Tuvalu are to forge closer ties thanks to a new agreement covering areas including security, migration and climate change.<\/p>\n<p>The Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union, a bilateral treaty, sees Australia pledging to create &#8220;a special mobility pathway&#8221; that will enable Tuvaluans to go to Australia to work, study and live. To start with, the number of Tuvaluans eligible to go to Australia will be capped at 280 a year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With a population of just over 11,000 people, Tuvalu is extremely vulnerable to the impact of climate change, especially rising sea levels, and is trying to preserve its culture, traditions and land,&#8221; the Australian government said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The pact also includes an Australian pledge to &#8220;provide assistance to Tuvalu in response to a major natural disaster, health pandemics and military aggression.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition, both countries have made a commitment to &#8220;mutually agree any partnership, arrangement or engagement with any other State or entity on security and defence-related matters in Tuvalu.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test=\"WildCardEmbed\">\n<div class=\"WildcardEmbed-wrapper\">\n<style><![CDATA[\n\tdiv {\n\t\tbox-sizing: border-box;\n\t}\n\t.noselect {\n\t  -webkit-touch-callout: none; \/* iOS Safari *\/\n\t\t-webkit-user-select: none; \/* Safari *\/\n\t\t -khtml-user-select: none; \/* Konqueror HTML *\/\n\t\t   -moz-user-select: none; \/* Old versions of Firefox *\/\n\t\t\t-ms-user-select: none; \/* Internet Explorer\/Edge *\/\n\t\t\t\tuser-select: none; \/* Non-prefixed version, currently\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  supported by Chrome, Edge, Opera and Firefox *\/\n\t}\n\t\n\t.DO-widget-wrapper {\n\t\twidth: 100%; \n\t\tmax-width: 620px;\n\t\tbackground-color: #fff;\n\t}\n\t\n\t.DO-logo-row {\n\t\tmargin-bottom: 4px;\n\t\t\n\t}\n\t\n\t.DO-body {\n\t\tborder-top: 2px #289dcf solid;\n\t\tborder-bottom: 2px #289dcf solid;\n\t\tpadding: 12px 0 12px 0;\n\t\tmargin-bottom: 20px;\n\t\t\n\t}\n\t\n\t.DO-bodycopy .DO-button {\n\t\tfont-family: Proxima Nova,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;\n\t}\n\t\n\t.DO-bodycopy {color: #424858; font-size: 18px; line-height: 31px; margin-bottom: 12px;}\n\t\n\t.DO-button {\n\t\tcolor: #fff; \n\t\tfont-size: 16px;\n\t\tfont-weight: 600;\n\t\twidth: 120px;\t\n\t\theight: 30px;\n\t\tbackground-color: #0071bc;\n\t\tborder-radius: 6px;\n\t\ttext-transform: uppercase;\n\t\tpadding: 4px;\n\t\ttext-align: center;\t\n\t\tcursor: pointer;\n\t\tmargin-bottom: 4px;\n\t\ttext-decoration: none !important;\n\t}\n\t\n\t.DO-button:hover {\n\t\tbackground-color: #0a94e0;\n\t\ttext-decoration: none !important;\n\t}\n\t\n\t@media \n\t\t\t\n\n]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>Made up of nine islands, Tuvalu \u2014 as the Australian government&#8217;s statement notes \u2014 is seriously threatened by the effects of climate change, and Tuvalu&#8217;s Department of Foreign Affairs describes climate change as &#8220;one of the most existential security risks currently threatening&#8221; the country. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At last year&#8217;s COP27 climate change summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Tuvalu urged countries to set up a global treaty focused on phasing out the use of fossil fuels \u2014 the chief driver of the climate crisis.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ArticleBody-smallSubtitle\">Adaptation and &#8216;human mobility with dignity&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>The deal on migration is significant, and highlights how countries are having to find solutions to deal with the considerable effects of climate change.<\/p>\n<p>In a joint statement issued Friday, the prime ministers of Australia and Tuvalu \u2014 Anthony Albanese and Kausea Natano \u2014 referenced a reclamation project in Funafuti, Tuvalu&#8217;s capital, that will expand land there by roughly 6%.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative, they said, would create &#8220;vital space for new housing and essential services for Tuvaluans, and enabling people to remain living in Tuvalu in the face of sea-level rise. We call on others to join us in supporting Tuvalu&#8217;s long-term adaptation vision.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the same time, we believe the people of Tuvalu deserve the choice to live, study and work elsewhere, as climate change impacts worsen,&#8221; they added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Australia has committed to provide a special pathway for citizens of Tuvalu to come to Australia, with access to Australian services that will enable human mobility with dignity.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/11\/10\/australia-offers-refuge-to-tuvalu-residents-threatened-by-rising-sea-levels.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia and the South Pacific island nation of Tuvalu are to forge closer ties thanks to a new agreement covering areas including security, migration and climate change. 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