Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Sea-Wall---Sea-Level-Rise-Documentation--Papua-New-Guinea--2006--27MZIFLLTYVG.htmlConceptually similarSea Wall - Sea Level Rise Documentation (Papua New Guinea: 2006)GP018ZYCompleted★★★★Sea Wall - Sea Level Rise Documentation (Papua New Guinea: 2006)GP018F1Completed★★★★Rebuilding a Sea Wall - Sea Level Rise Documentation (Papua New Guinea: 2006)GP018YECompleted★★★★★★Graduation - Sea Level Rise Documentation (Papua New Guinea: 2006)GP018MRCompleted★★★★Lagoon Waters - Sea Level Rise Documentation (Papua New Guinea: 2006)GP01DM1Completed★★★★Child on the Beach - Sea Level Rise Documentation (Papua New Guinea: 2006)GP019JMCompleted★★★★Fallen Palm - Sea Level Rise Documentation (Papua New Guinea: 2006)GP019DUCompleted★★★★Council of Elders - Sea Level Rise Documentation (Papua New Guinea: 2006)GP0188LCompleted★★★★Palm Wood - Sea Level Rise Documentation (Papua New Guinea: 2006)GP01DM2Completed★★★★View AllGP01CLJSea Wall - Sea Level Rise Documentation (Papua New Guinea: 2006)Playing his guitar Brian Paul sits on a sea wall, made of giant clams shells which has been built to halt the erosion of the island land by ocean waves, on Han Island. 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-Han Island-Papua New GuineaDate:11 Dec, 2006Credit:© Greenpeace / Jeremy Sutton-HibbertMaximum size:3504px X 2336pxKeywords:Beaches-Climate (campaign title)-Erosion-Flood defenses-Guitars-Indigenous People-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Musical instruments-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)
