Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Lagoon-Waters---Sea-Level-Rise-Documentation--Papua-New-Guinea--2006--27MZIFLIC0KD.htmlConceptually similarChild on the Beach - Sea Level Rise Documentation (Papua New Guinea: 2006)GP019JMCompleted★★★★Sand Bank - Sea Level Rise Documentation (Papua New Guinea: 2006)GP01C4HCompleted★★★★Palm Wood - Sea Level Rise Documentation (Papua New Guinea: 2006)GP01DM2Completed★★★★Child at Lagoon - Sea Level Rise Documentation (Papua New Guinea: 2006)GP01F3YCompleted★★★★Fallen Palm - Sea Level Rise Documentation (Papua New Guinea: 2006)GP019DUCompleted★★★★Sea Wall - Sea Level Rise Documentation (Papua New Guinea: 2006)GP01CLJCompleted★★★★Rebuilding a Sea Wall - Sea Level Rise Documentation (Papua New Guinea: 2006)GP018YECompleted★★★★★★Iolasa Island - Sea Level Rise Documentation (Papua New Guinea: 2006)GP01947Completed★★★★★★Sea Wall - Sea Level Rise Documentation (Papua New Guinea: 2006)GP018F1Completed★★★★View AllGP01DM1Lagoon Waters - Sea Level Rise Documentation (Papua New Guinea: 2006)A child paddles his wooden canoe in the lagoon waters beside the two islands which make up Huene Island ( the island was split in two by sea erosion of the land in the 1970's), on the Carterets Atoll.Rising sea levels have eroded much of the coastlines of the low lying Carteret islands in Papua New Guinea and waves have crashed over the islands flooding and destroying what little crop gardens the islanders have. Food is in short supply, banana and swamp taro crops are failing due to the salt contamination of the land and the islanders live on a meagre one meal per day diet of fish and coconut. There is talk by the Autonomous Region of Bougainville government to relocate the Carteret Islanders to Bougainville Island, but this plan is stalled due to a lack of finances, resources, land and coordination.Locations:Carteret Atolls-Papua New GuineaDate:12 Dec, 2006Credit:© Greenpeace / Jeremy Sutton-HibbertMaximum size:3072px X 2048pxKeywords:Canoes-Children-Climate (campaign title)-Erosion-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Sea level rise-TreesShoot:Sea Level Rise Documentation in Papua New GuineaRising sea levels have eroded much of the coastlines of the low lying Carteret islands in Papua New Guinea and waves have crashed over the islands flooding and destroying what little crop gardens the islanders have. Food is in short supply, banana and swamp taro crops are failing due to the salt contamination of the land and the islanders live on a meagre one meal per day diet of fish and coconut. There is talk by the Autonomous Region of Bougainville government to relocate the Carteret Islanders to Bougainville Island, but this plan is stalled due to a lack of finances, resources, land and coordination.Related Collections:Sea Level Rise Documentation in Papua New Guinea (Photos & Videos)
