Climate Change in Kiribati

Case study of Tarawa Atoll

According to a World Bank report earlier this decade, Kiribati's capital of Tarawa—where nearly half the population lives—will be 25-54 per cent inundated in the south and 55-80 per cent in the north by mid-century unless there is significant adaptation. Factor in what this means for poisoning of groundwater, destruction of limited arable land and spread of disease, and you have an unlivable national capital.

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Find out more at the climate change website of the Office of the President of Kiribati