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Explainer 474: Tuvalu’s climate-change escape to Australia

The Foreign Desk

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Tuvalu's Climate Crisis and the Quest for Relocation

This chapter delves into the climate crisis affecting Tuvalu, focusing on rising sea levels and environmental degradation prompting many residents to consider relocation. It also examines the implications of this migration on geopolitical relations in the Pacific, especially with the emergence of new partnerships among Tuvalu, Australia, and Taiwan amidst growing Chinese influence.

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