Kiribati

Kiribati Minister of Justice, Hon Takarabu Tofinga, speaks at a panel discussion on climate security in the Pacific, in the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion of the COP27 UN Climate Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022.

Kiribati rejoins collective of Pacific Island states after ‘crisis’ withdrawal period

Global Politics

The island nation of Kiribati says it will return to the Pacific Islands Forum, ending over six months of turmoil for the strategic bloc that represents nearly 20 nations and territories across the Pacific Ocean.

Four young people walk on an island with puddles

UN asylum case opens the door to protections for climate refugees

Refugees
I-Kiribati

As New Zealand considers a climate migration visa, Pacific Islanders fight to stay

Environment
Kiribati

At-risk countries worry what ‘America first’ means for climate change

Economics
Kiribati beach

Former Kiribati president eyes massive infrastructure projects to save his island nation

Environment

‘Egypt’s Jon Stewart’ is still off the air

Global Scan

Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef, described as Egypt’s version of Daily Show host Jon Stewart, found himself without a TV network after his show was pulled by his own network last week, with no sign he’d be allowed back on. Plus, the Philippines are reeling after the strong storm to make landfall ever recorded slammed into the island nation. Those stories and more in today’s Global Scan.

A Pacific islands man says climate change makes him a refugee from his home

Environment

Kiribati is threatened by rising sea levels. The flat, Pacific Island nation could be inundated if oceans rise, forcing most, if not all, of its 100,000 residents out of their homes. One man, anticipating that day, is looking to relocate as a refugee.

Latest Amelia Earhart expedition comes up empty

An expedition that aimed to find signs that Amelia Earhart’s plane crashed off Gardner Island came back empty-handed. But the researchers still believe in their theory.

Tiny Pacific Island nation slipping beneath the ocean waves

Environment

In Kirbati, as the ocean levels rise, the island nation disappears. In time, the nation may have to move to giant floating islands in order to still have a home of their own.

Kiribati’s bid for survival

Environment

Negotiations over climate change have more urgency for Kiribati, an island that is literally sinking into the ocean.