A third of the population of Kiribati and Tuvalu are at risk of falling into extreme poverty from climate shocks such as coastal flooding, while healthcare is under pressure from increased heat-related illness, it said. A sea level rise of 0.5 metres ...

The World Bank’s “Pacific Atoll Countries Country Climate and Development Report” says the low-lying nations and the roughly 200,000 people who live on them face some of the most severe existential threats from climate change of any region in the world.

Much of Kiribati, Tuvalu and Marshall Islands could be submerged as early as 2050. Read more at straitstimes.com.