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Are Rising Seas, Coastal Erosion & Powerful Storms a Wave of the Future for Small Island Nations?

Are Rising Seas, Coastal Erosion & Powerful Storms a Wave of the Future for Small Island Nations?

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The Maldives. Credit: UNDP UNITED NATIONS, Dec 8 2017 (IPS) – The 44-member Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) represents some of the world’s most vulnerable island nations fighting a virtually losing battle against rising sea levels triggered by global warming and climate change. A negotiating voice of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), AOSIS has […]