Pacific Atolls Face $10 Billion Challenge from Rising Seas: World Bank – Equitypandit
November 14, 2024November 14, 2024 The World Bank reports that adapting to a 0.5-meter sea level rise will cost the three most vulnerable Pacific atoll nations around $10 billion, nearly 20 years’ worth of their GDP. Kiribati, Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands are small, remote nations spread across 6.4…