Jul 10, 2025
Nature, Sponsored
Pacific islands push back against growing climate threats
Islanders can become more resilient to rising seas and extreme weather by protecting marine habitats and adapting farming methods
Adam Wentworth
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The Cook Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia are separated by around 6,000 kilometres of Pacific Ocean.
Despite the vast stretch of water between them, the two small island nations share a common challenge: how to protect their people from rising seas and extreme weather.
Climate change is an ever-present reality for these two countries – and all other island states – in the region. The land that juts out of the Pacific Ocean makes up less than 1% of the total area. The sea that surrounds these islands is both an essential economic resource and a looming threat.
“Climate change isn’t just science – it’s personal,” one participant told the Cook Islands National Loss and Damage Dialogue held in Rarotonga in mid-April. “With warmer temperatures and fewer pandanus trees, the women’s weaving traditions are under threat.”
https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/07/10/pacific-islands-push-back-against-growing-climate-threats/
