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The Cost of Climate Change in the Pacific Island States

Pacific Island states have contributed less than 0.03% of greenhouse gas emissions globally. But they're really at the front lines of the worst impacts of climate change, he says. For them, sea level rise and increasing flooding are things that are now daily occurrences. Because finance isn't coming in for that adaptation, they're bearing the costs already,. He adds: "The costs are already being borne by those most vulnerable"

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