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Local solutions on a sinking paradise, Carterets Islands, Papua New Guinea
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In December 2008, the low-lying Carterets Islands were badly damaged by
king tides and violent storm surges. Nicholas Hakata, a local youth
leader and community representative, explains that he and his family
have been surviving on mainly fish and coconuts, and battling the swamp
mosquitoes that have brought malaria.
With the local government's food aid ship coming once or twice a year,
the relocation plans are equally as slow. Hungry and unwell, the
islanders have set up a relocation team and have begun a series of
urgent tasks to move families closer to security.
Made in collaboration with Nicholas Hakata, Tulele Peisa and Ursula Rakmova
Camera/Editor by Luis Patron
Producer/Editor by Citt Williams
Support Tulele Peisa relocation program - tulelepeisa.org
To see other stories in the UNU's Indigenous Perspectives of Climate change videobrief series:
UNU Webmagazine ourworld.unu.edu and UNU's Traditional Knowledge Initiative unutki.org
Filmmaker: United Nations University
Filmmaker Contact:
www.unu.edu
Producer's Name: Citt Williams
Year of Production: 2009
Country: Papua New Guinea
Region: Bougainville
