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Is world ready for climate change refugees?

2013-12-04 15:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Philippine Daily Inquirer: Last week Agence France Presse reported on the case of a Pacific islander who had sought refugee status in New Zealand by arguing that his homeland, the island-nation Kiribati, is known to be sinking. His case received media attention. But the judge dismissed his case as unconvincing and novel. Ioane Teitiota, 37, whose visa had expired, pleaded through his lawyers that he should not be deported because climate change is gradually destroying his place of residence in Kiribati (pronounced Kiribas)....

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