Nine years ago today, Australia gave Kiribati $15 million to stop sea level rise.
“Australia will give $15 million to the Pacific island nation of Kiribati towards the cost of rebuilding a main road damaged by rising sea levels.
”Kiribati is at the front line of climate change,” Senator Carr said in a statement on Monday, adding its highest point is now just three metres above sea level.
Without help in the fight against climate change, Kiribati could be uninhabitable by 2030.”
$15m to help Kiribati fight climate change damage
Kiribati has been growing for the past six decades.
Hundreds of Pacific Islands are getting bigger despite global warming – ABC News
