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Sea change, an atlas of islands in a rising ocean, Christina Gerhardt ; forewords, Bill McKibben, Hilda Heine, Dessima Williams ; maps, Molly Roy ; design, Lia Tjandra

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-308)

Scales differ.

atlas

no index present

Sea change

1347235551

Christina Gerhardt ; forewords, Bill McKibben, Hilda Heine, Dessima Williams ; maps, Molly Roy ; design, Lia Tjandra

an atlas of islands in a rising ocean

"Low-lying island nations are least responsible for global warming, but they are already suffering its impacts severely and disproportionately. According to the International Panel on Climate Change, island nations are responsible for 0.03% of global emissions. A weave of essays, maps, poems and illustrations, Sea Change presents the impacts of and solutions to sea level rise. An essay, drawing on interviews, scientific reports, academic scholarship and archival research, shares their histories, present-day challenges and efforts toward livable futures. A map shows the inundation zones. Poems breathe life into the analysis"--, Provided by publisher

Foreword / by Bill McKibben -- Forewords / by Hilda Heine and Dessima Williams -- Introduction : of oceans and islands -- Greenland -- Sarichef Island -- Lennox Island -- Deal Island -- Cabo Verde -- Bijagós -- São Tomé and Príncipe -- Bahrain -- Comoros -- Mauritius -- Seychelles -- Maldives -- Bhasan Char and Sandwip -- Singapore -- South China Sea islands -- Northern Mariana islands -- Guåhan -- Belau -- Federated States of Micronesia -- Marshall Islands -- Kiribati -- Nauru -- Vanuatu -- Solomon Islands -- Papua New Guinea -- Fiji -- Tuvalu -- Tokelau -- Samoa -- Niue -- Cook Islands -- Tonga -- Bonaire -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Grenada -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- Barbados -- Saint Lucia -- Martinique -- Dominica -- Antigua and Barbuda -- Puerto Rico -- Dominican Republic -- Haiti -- Jamaica -- Cuba -- The Bahamas -- Isle de Jean Charles -- Pine Island