Fiji Faces Climate Change Impacts

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Pacific Island communities are dealing with the impacts of climate change, including rising sea levels.

90 per cent of Pacific Islanders live within five kilometres of the coast.

Fijian government is working on a sea wall to protect Nasilai village from flooding, erosion and rising seas.

Government officials say they don't have the luxury of waiting around for something to be done.

Climate Change Performance Index ranks Canada 62nd out of 67 countries for climate mitigation performance.

Fiji has seen a lot of changes over the decades , including many communities either already relocated or preparing to relocate.

WWF South Pacific Policy Coordinator Alfred Ralifo sees a huge disconnect between what is being agreed to at a global level and what is happening on the ground.

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