East Timor could become home to Kiribati's climate refugees

RTCC: East Timor has offered a home to climate change refugees if rising sea levels make life on some Pacific Islands impossible. Speaking to Radio Australia, President Anote Tong of Kiribati said while they were not in any immediate danger, preparations were underway in case the situation deteriorated in the decades to come. "We are considering all possibilities and we're not discounting the possibility that in time we will not only relocate within the country but it will be necessary to, I think,...

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