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Kiribati is a country in the front line of vulnerability. This presentation by Riibeta Abeta of the Ministry of Environment was given at the COP 15 meeting in Copenhagen, 9 December 2009.

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Community observation on vulnerability

21%

18%

17%

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8%

8%

4%3% 2%2%

Kiribati Consultations on Climate Change & Sea Level Rise>>>>> Vulnerabilties (and problems)

Water (brackish, polluted, mosquito)

Coastal erosion (unprotected, mining, seawall)

Terrestrial Resources (trees dying, no planting)

Marine Resources (habitat destruction, dying corals)

Diseases (dry cough, sore eyes, diarrhea, worm)

Relocation (from coast, away from road)

Warmer days (less outdoor chores, more leisure)

Overcrowding (little land, overpopulation)

Gravel and sand mining (source of income, coastal erosion)

Seawall improvement (shoreline erosion, land protection)

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