Intended Nationally Determined Contributions
Year of publication
2015
Specific thematic area
Climate adaptation and/or mitigation
Sector of governance
Climate change
Type of human mobility
Migration
Characteristics of human mobility
Not available
Type of environmental driver
Sea-level rise
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Slow-onset
Sub-region
Polynesia
Region
Polynesia
Macro-region
Oceania
Relevant GCM objective
- GCM Objective 2 - Minimize adverse drivers
Child marker
Not Available
Gender marker
Not Available
Human rights marker
Not Available
While longer term impacts such as sea level rise could result in the unavoidable out-migration of some of her people, they have a right to pursue any and all means to ensure their nation survives and the legacy remains, with future generations living productive lives on these islands.