Faces of Climate Change.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Raygorodetsky, Gleb
- Source
- Alternatives Journal (AJ) - Canada's Environmental Voice; Mar/Apr2013, Vol. 39 Issue 2, p48-50, 5p
- Subject
- Effect of human beings on climate change
Physiological effects of climate change
Absolute sea level change
Indigenous peoples
Human services
Manus Island (Papua New Guinea)
- Language
- ISSN
- 12057398
The article focuses on the impact of climate change on the people of Manus Island, Papua New Guinea. It informs that growing intensity of storms and rising sea level due to climatic changes have affected these coastal communities. It also mentions that 7.5 to 15 centimetres of rise in sea level has been found in 15 years in the region and it also offers information on the Conversations With the Earth (CWE): Indigenous Voices on Climate Change, a project for Indigenous people.