Kiribati Case Study

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What ocean is it?
Pacific Ocean
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How many atolls are there?
33 low-lying atolls
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Highest point?
4m high
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By 2100, how much will the sea levels have risen there?
1m rise or more
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Impacts:
- People are always having to move.
- People face knowing that they could eventually have to move from their family homes.
- People have to build their own protection.
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Management:
- Education in the schools.
- People build their own protection - sea walls.
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How many atolls are there?

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33 low-lying atolls

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Highest point?

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By 2100, how much will the sea levels have risen there?

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Impacts:

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