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Local solutions on a sinking paradise, Carterets Islands, Papua New Guinea
By: Diana Tung
Posted: Jul 10 09
Witnessed: 1634 times
Regions: Papua New Guinea
Issues: Natural disasters, Refugees
Tags: climate change, Relocation, Rising water levels, United Nations University
In December 2008, the low-lying Carterets Islands were badly damaged by king tides and violent storm surges. Nicholas Hakata, a local youth leader and community representative, explains that he and his family have been surviving on mainly fish and coconuts, and battling the swamp mosquitoes that have brought malaria.
With the local government's food aid ship coming once or twice a year, the relocation plans are equally as slow. Hungry and unwell, the islanders have set up a relocation team and have begun a series of urgent tasks to move families closer to security.
Made in collaboration with Nicholas Hakata, Tulele Peisa and Ursula Rakmova
Camera/Editor by Luis Patron
Producer/Editor by Citt Williams
Support Tulele Peisa relocation program - tulelepeisa.org
To see other stories in the UNU's Indigenous Perspectives of Climate change videobrief series:ourworld.unu.edu
unutki.org/news.php?news_id=51&doc_id=7
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