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I can't return home due to climate change claims New Zealand asylum seeker

2013-10-17 11:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

euronews: | Share on reddit More Sharing Services A man has claimed asylum in New Zealand saying it is unsafe for him to go home because of climate change. Ioane Teitiota, 37, said rising seas meant there was no land on the Pacific island of Kiribati that he could safely live on. He asked New Zealands High Court in Auckland to let him appeal a decision that refused him asylum on the grounds his claim fell short of the legal criteria, such as fear of prosecution or threats to his life. The court will review...

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