Secretary-General Views Effects of Climate Change on Kiribati
Secretary-General Ban Ki-mooon (front, second from right); his wife, Yoo Soon-taek (left of Mr. Ban); and Amberoti Nikora (right), Minister of Environment of Kiribati; stand at the highest point on Kiribati’s Tarawa atoll, a mere 3.5 metres above sea level.
With its low-lying lands, Tarawa faces a serious threat from the rising tides caused by climate change.