Rising sea levels on Duke of York Isles - Kokopo
Elizabeth Vuvu; 2/6/08
The international debate on climate change and global warming is a topic which is becoming increasingly important to people in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific due to the fact that many of our islands are being affected by rising sea levels. The PNG Government is fully aware of the dangers of rising sea levels and according to global watchers, PNG is identified to be in the risk zone and in the last few years notable cases especially in the New Guinea islands region were recorded to be directly affected from global warming. Preparations in terms of prevention, preparedness and mitigation has not gotten off to full swing in PNG, however, minor awareness has already been done in affected areas. East New Britain is one of the provinces that have recorded sea level rises in the last two decades experienced mainly on the Duke of York (DOY) islands which are situated at a low lying island or area.
See: http://www.thenational.com.pg/060208/wkender1.php
Tags: Environment, PNG