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Kiribati could soon become uninhabitable due to climate change. Residents are using all available means to protect themselves from rising sea levels.
In Kiribati, residents are building walls to protect their homes from rising sea levels – which worked well for a long time. But the high tides are getting more extreme, resulting in what they call ‘king tides.’ Now, walls are no longer a permanent solution. So how can Kiribati be saved? There have been discussions of an artificial replacement island or filling in some of the 33 islands. But, even though the disaster has been looming for years, these solutions are only theoretical. And the government has remained tight-lipped on which solution it prefers. Meanwhile, residents are repairing their walls and hoping for support from overseas. A report by Luca Schmitt-Walz.
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Hope Kiribati will get support from other countries!
Finally a recap.
Sinking land
Happy new years Deutcheland 🇫🇮❤️💚🇩🇪👍
Gratitude
I feel bad but the reality is it's not going to stop, so either get funding from governments or non profits and think about how to build a floating town or a town on stilts or find a new home……..that's just reality.
Yet flat earthers deny this global warming.
😮Japan can help! Refer to how Tokyo Bay is filled up.
Mangroves can help more, its proven and tested.
Provide funding initiatives to introduce the planting of mangrove trees to form dense forests that can help with the islands erosion!!!
It is the people on those islands who suffer who did contribute the least to the rising sea levels. That's the moral of the story: you are fucked unless you get international aid…
The GDP of Kiribati is about $300 million per year. A single billionaire could change the future for an entire people, but of course you have to be selfish to become a billionaire in the first place…
This doesnt even make sense…. just look at the numerous civilization that have been submerged by sea….there was no technology then….this rise is like ant crawl when you compare with these civilizations… Dwarka – India. …
Port Royal – Jamaica. …
Pyramids of Yonaguni Jima – Japan. …
Lion City – China. …
Pavlopetri – Greece. …
Villa Epecuen – Argentina.
Climate change is normal and man has had no significant impact on it. If they believe man does, they should be very upset with China, but you don't hear a word against them, neither from these people neither from the narrator.
I find it pretty backwards when there is talk about the environment and saving it yet the island is littered with rubbish. Like take care of what you have if you want to save it, that should be step 1.
Poor people. I hope they manage to save their beautiful island. Perhaps by planting mangrove Forests.
Life is a daily challenge !
Plant some mangroves… face tha nature….
China have few of the islander maker ships,could rebuild the islands,
Nice country ❤
due to climate change. look at satellite images. these problems are not new. they have been happening in kiribati for thousands of years
U either adapt or die. Climate change is part of earth. We need to stop the nonsense of trying to stop it and spend the money on adapting to it.
At the current rate the sea water is rising the entire area of Kiribati will be underwater by the end of this century. 😢
Very sad situation with rich western nations ignoring their plight, I remember people putting up tide barriers when I was on Tarawa back in 2000 and salt water was seeping into the fresh water ground wells back then. Kiribati is not alone, neighbouring Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands also face the same problem.
Bring the Dutch they will conquer land from the sea
What did Pacific nations do wrong to you that you hate them so badly?
@dw, thank you for this sad story. I know if it was a war, USA could have pumped billions of dollars for the bloodshed but, since it's Kiribati, they will leave it sink
This process is irreversible, This is multiplied every year, This will reach to every country!
Would I be able to use extracts of the wonderful people speaking as it is very moving? I would like to use it on some music I am writing about Kiribati. I will of course credit this clip. Thank you Nick McCann
But this island full of garbage because they have no place to dispose
Just turn to god and your islad will be safe
They look like Filipinos
just sneak into the Philippines. nobody will know you're from elsewhere 😂
Wowwwwwwww…People Come On Clean Up Your Islands…Cleanup your beaches…PLANT Tree's.
Keep planting a lots of trees 🌲 and grass
No no nooo don’t let China
its only one island at a swampy area that suffering lowering sand
As a missionary man, i am very willing to stay in all small island countries in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, to assist all humans in preventing rising sea water levels, etc. – The Diplomat/3rd Order Preacher/Explorer/Healing Missionary Civil Engineer/Coachable Coach🇻🇦🇻🇦🙏🙏❤️🇵🇭❤️🙏🙏🇻🇦🇻🇦
Lol do what your ancestors did..find new islands…
This is so sad. In the early 00s I was lucky enough to visit Kiribati as part of a cruise excursion. My friend and I went biking around the island. It was a magical experience. I always hoped to return someday. I feel so sad to learn of the plight of the locals and hope something can be done to preserve their homes and way of life.
Awww. The end part!!!!
I pray for mankind to be restored and released from trauma and troubles in Jesus name Amen 🙏
The islands are on the American tectonic plate shifting under the Asian plate. On the Guam site they rise and Micronesia including east goes down. The Hawaii part is is growing as well with pushing Kiribati down from the other side. These are sea volcanoes on a very active tectonic plate for 100.000's of years. In general the water level has risen around a few centimeter worldwide. The sea level rises with around 1 mm on average per year which means 3 centimeter in 30 years not 2 – 20 or more meters like you see with these island groups going under
Of course effects are cumulative but stating it's only Climate Change is false because it's only a small part of the story. Just like many other sinking islands by tectonic shifting in the area this island will suffer the same fate. In time the islands will be a trekking wildlife refuge till it fully goes under
the pacific islands have no fault in hugely contributing to global warming, yet they are the first victims of the effects of global warming. so sad. may they move to lands of countries hugely contributing to global warming (not china, nobody wants to live in china)
21st century Atlantis.
Hope the super hurricanes like Milton and Helene are regular visitors to countries like the US. It's about time they also feel the fear the islanders face.