Fiji The Last Resort

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Fiji The Last Resort In Fiji, the climate crisis has become daily reality. Rising sea levels and cyclones are causing the displacement of villagers across the country. Now, some Fijians are trying to find ways to maintain their livelihoods in the place they have always called home.
The village of Vunidongoloa was the first in Fiji, and one of the first in the world, to have a government-planned relocation because of climate change. Rising sea levels were causing the village’s buildings to simply disappear. The village’s Chief, Simione Botu, says: “We have relocated to a new place knowing that current elders and our children we will be living peacefully without being worried about being flooded.” It is not just rising sea levels causing the problems. Reporter Craig Reucassel notes how “tropical cyclones have always battered Fiji, but they've become far more intense." Hotter and more unpredictable climates are also causing the local fruit, nama, to suffer bad harvests. The village of Serua is another on the government’s list for relocation. But many villagers have chosen to stay. Taitusi Dradra says: “I don't want to leave…It's my homeland.” Like many Fijians, Taitusi thinks that developed countries should be held accountable. For him, the question is “who will pay for it, those that created the problem or those who are left to face its consequences.”
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