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Gulf province councillor says growing numbers are leaving, in what climate activist describes as a ‘humanitarian crisis’Two years ago fisher Siri James lived on the southern coast of Papua New Guinea, in a small village near Pariva beach. But as the tides continued to rise, James was forced to move further in from the shore.“It’s not easy moving inland, I was born and raised by the seas, I am a fisherman. I know the flow of tides and currents, I know when the wind will come strongly and when it will rain – but now I don’t understand why everything is changing,” says James, who is in his early 40s. Continue reading…
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/31/moving-to-the-mountaintops-rising-seas-displace-tens-of-thousands-in-papua-new-guinea
Author : Rebecca Bush in Port Moresby
Publish date : 2024-12-31 02:48:00
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‘Moving to the mountaintops’: rising seas displace tens of thousands in Papua New Guinea
